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inkAID Products | Application Instructions | FAQ
  Artists can now print on almost anything that they can feed into their inkjet printers!
The coating on commercially prepared inkjet papers, canvases, films, etc. is designed to control the size of the inkjet dot, to adhere the water-based ink to the substrate, and to speed drying time. Now artists can use inkAID to prepare the material of their choice for inkjet printing.
inkAID is a remarkable set of precoats in clear gloss, clear semi gloss and white matte, which give artists using inkjet printers a wide range of substrate options. Developed in conjunction with digital artists, inkAID can be used on papers of all kinds, aluminum, acrylic sheets, and wood, for just a few examples. No special equipment is needed, just a spirit of adventure.
The application instructions, FAQ and inkAIDsupport@aol.com are provided by LSK LLC members Bonny Lhotka, Karin Schminke and Dorothy Krause. The instructions and responses have been written for artists who are using inkAID products in experimental ways.
Lhotka, Schminke and Krause are founding members of Digital Atelier® and have written a book
Digital Art Studio: Techniques for Combining Inkjet Printing with Traditional Art Materials
which utilizes inkAID in many of the applications covered by the book.
inkAID gives creative digital artists the opportunity to create unlimited types of surfaces on which to print including traditional fine art papers, metal, plastic and wood veneer. The print on the left below is on uncoated Reeves BFK. The paper for the print on the right was coated with inkAID White Matte Precoat prior to printing. Since the ink doesn't soak into the paper, the print is considerably more vibrant. Painting, collages and other mixed media can also be coated to allow the addition of an inkjet printed image to the composition.  There are six inkAID products, each with unique properties:
- White Matte Precoat
White matte precoat gives a beautiful very flat and bright white surface. It goes on clear and dries white. One coat is enough on smooth, hard surfaces like gesso; two coats may be needed on more porous surfaces, like paper. With pigmented inks it creates a water resistant finish which allows overpainting of acrylic based varnishes.
- Clear Semi Gloss Precoat
A favorite for artists coating surfaces where they want to preserve the color or image beneath the precoat. One coat is usually sufficient if carefully applied to cover all areas evenly. Very porous surfaces may need more coats, or you can seal the surface with acrylic medium before applying the precoat.
- Clear Gloss Precoat and Adhesive (for Clear Gloss Precoat)
If you want a gloss surface, this is for you. Semi-porous surfaces might require two coats. On hard non-porous surfaces coat the surface with inkAID adhesive first.
To adhere the inkAID Clear Gloss Precoat to a non-porous surface like Plexiglas or metal, you must first put down a coat of inkAID Adhesive to provide a lasting bond. Adhesive can also be used to reduce the number of coats of inkAID Clear Gloss or Semi Gloss Precoat needed on porous surfaces.
- Clear Gloss Type II (NEW)
Gloss Type II with adhesive, a recent addition, was developed so that you no longer need a separate adhesive coating when preparing non-absorbent surfaces like aluminum and Plexiglas.
- Iridescent Precoats (NEW)
Now you can print on virtually any surface and add luminance at the same time with new inkAID Iridescent Precoats in Gold, Silver, Pearl, Red and Blue. Premixed with glowing tints, these one step precoats contain both an adhesive and precoat for inkjet printing and will adhere to virtually every surface including non-porous surfaces like metal and porous surfaces like paper.
After coating, some media may need to be pressed flat to fit into the printer. Hanging paper as it dries often helps minimize wrinkles, as does giving the whole sheet an even coat of the adhesive.
Color profiles you may have been using will probably have to be adjusted, especially when your substrate is not white. Test small samples first.
MSDS sheets are available for each of the inkAID products:
White Matte Precoat MSDS
Clear Semi Gloss Precoat MSDS
Clear Gloss Precoat MSDS
Adhesive MSDS
NOTE: For Printers with Pizza Wheels
Most desktop inkjet printers have wheels, tabs or rollers that come in contact with the image after it is printed. This will not cause a problem with White Matte inkAID. While clear inkAID will work to coat porous materials like paper for use in desktop printers, on nonporous materials, like plastic, the ink briefly wets the inkAID and the rollers can "track" or drag the ink and precoats. Because of this it is not recommended to use clear inkAID products on nonporous media if your printer has these 'pizza' wheels or rollers. While there are websites that describe how to raise or remove 'pizza' wheels, doing so is likely to void your printer warranty. Note that most larger inkjet printers, usually 24” wide and above, do not have any wheel, tab, or roller which contact the image after printing, making precoat usage on non-porous materials trouble free.
Because this product is water based, it can be damaged by freezing. When ordering be certain that your delivery address is to a location where the package will be immediately accepted or picked up. UPS will generally leave residential packages without a signature, so during cold times of year - have them delivered to a commercial site or watch the tracking info so you know when it was delivered. |
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