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Types of inks used for printing full color
When you start a printing project for your marketing campaign, the printer may occur with a choice of ink. These include dye-based inks, pigmented inks and UV curable inks. These substances have some common characteristics, such as delivery good quality, full color printing. But they also have different properties so they can not all fit in the requirements or the use of impressions.
It is useful for how these inks differ from each other to better gauge who can give you the best possible price you can afford.
The colors that make up printed full color
Printers use a space called CMYK image that is an abbreviation for cyan, magenta, yellow and key color black. Although limited to four, these colors can be used for hundreds of shades produced more specific. These are combined in different intensities and the result is a wide range of colors that can respond to most of the colors of the images.
CMYK is different from the RGB color space on screens and LCD monitors. This is why it is important to convert the space image before printing. alteration is made easy through image editing software.
Inks available
1. inks Dye-based
dye-based inks are water-soluble substances that have smooth-flowing vibrant colors, but have low light resistance. Lightfastness refers to the ability of resistance to fading caused by exposure to light. This type of ink can be absorbed by the media more paper.
From that dissolve in water, accidental spills, rain or moisture can ruin prints easily. Therefore not suitable for display to outdoors or labels that are exposed to the wetlands.
Some dye-based inks are mixed with solvents to facilitate drying. Others apply a layer coating to protect the inks.
dye-based inks can reduce production costs since they are relatively cheap.
2. Inks pigmented
This type of ink is more resistant and water, and adheres better to the paper surface in comparison with dye-based inks. Also adhere most of the media.
In addition, pigmented inks can withstand more light so it fades within a longer time even extending to years.
The pigment particles in inks do not dissolve in water, so prints are protected from risk emptying or diffusion in the water. This makes them ideal for outdoor screens. They are also more resistant to scratches on the surface.
These inks do not require much much to create brilliant colors. However, these cost much more than the dye-based inks.
3. UV curable inks
UV inks or UV-offer faster drying time and the less volatile elements such as volatile substances. This is achieved by passing through the UV inks.
Impressions the UV-curing inks are vibrant, fade resistant and water in it, making them suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. It has more maintenance quality.
Different printers offer different choices of ink. Ask them first ink used for the specific product you want, For example, postcards, and then ask them what best suits you get the best quality full color prints for your project.
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