I inked my first bromoil today using Senefelder's Crayon black 1803A on Foma Variant IV 123 paper which was printed at one grade lower and one stop more exposure than my ordinary B&W version of the print.
I inked the print as per the "walking" method which seemed to work fine. I then followed this by dabbing the brush rapidly to try to clear the print and increase contrast but this didn't seem to have any affect. I then used a foam roller instead which cleared up the print.
I re-soaked the print but when wiping away the surface water with cotton wool, the ink just smeared in both the highlights and shadows. I wasn't expecting this. I inked it further which got rid of the smearing so I continued with the sequence of inking followed by the foam roller about fifteen times until I finally got the print looking good.
Is the smearing normal?
Would it normally take so long to work up the print?
Any idea why the dapping action had no effect on the print?
Peter
I inked the print as per the "walking" method which seemed to work fine. I then followed this by dabbing the brush rapidly to try to clear the print and increase contrast but this didn't seem to have any affect. I then used a foam roller instead which cleared up the print.
I re-soaked the print but when wiping away the surface water with cotton wool, the ink just smeared in both the highlights and shadows. I wasn't expecting this. I inked it further which got rid of the smearing so I continued with the sequence of inking followed by the foam roller about fifteen times until I finally got the print looking good.
Is the smearing normal?
Would it normally take so long to work up the print?
Any idea why the dapping action had no effect on the print?
Peter