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Vent: Picked soy-based ink over standard ink for a local zine run
I spent an extra $60 on soy-based ink for a 500 copy zine about community gardens because I wanted it to feel eco-friendly. It came out way lighter than the test print, and now the text on the cover is barely readable. Has anyone else dealt with eco inks looking totally different on actual paper?
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dixon.anthony12d ago
That thing you said about soy ink looking lighter on actual paper hit home hard. I used to be one of those people who thought eco inks were just as good, maybe even better, but then I tried it on a small run of posters last year. The test print looked fine but the full print run came out all washed out and weak. Changed my whole view on it. Now I always do a full production test on the actual paper stock before I commit to the whole batch with any special ink.
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miller.paul12d ago
You ever get that sinking feeling when you see the whole batch and realize you messed up? I did the exact same thing with some business cards a few years back, thought the test was fine but the whole run came out looking like faded newspaper. Now I won't even trust a test on a different paper, I gotta use the real stuff or I just don't sign off on it.
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