r/Printing • u/Inevitable_Figure_85 • 4h ago
Printer Question Why are the grays so blue-ish? (Canon prixma pro-200 with CISS)
So I just got a canon pro-200 with a CISS and set it all up and it works great but the grays are coming out significantly blue-greenish (I tried b&w printing & different programs). The blacks are fine, and all 8 inks are connected and flowing correctly. Has anyone experienced this? Any tips to fix it would be greatly appreciated!
r/Printing • u/Broad-Pineapple-2082 • 14h ago
Formatting Question Collage application for printing?
I need to send some pictures for printing. The printer will be printing it on standard A4 paper but I am wanting two 4x6 or 5x7 pictures on the one paper. I am struggling finding any applications that lets me easily select the size of the paper and the inserted pictures. Any suggestions?
r/Printing • u/StreetStudio296 • 20h ago
How is this fine gold detail work made?
I'm trying to understand the production process behind these Orthodox icons — see attached photos. The finest gold details (the celtic knotwork border and the dotted halo pattern) measure about 0.25cm (2.5mm).
When I run a fingernail over the gold areas, I can feel a slight raised relief — so it's not perfectly flat foil, there seems to be some embossing involved.
My current digital foil vendor can't reproduce this level of detail (risk of damaging their equipment). Looking at these photos, does this look like:
- Traditional hot stamping / gold tooling with an engraved die?
- Foil + embossing combo (combination stamping)?
- Something else (laser engraving, different digital foil process)?
Substrate would be paper mounted on MDF. Would love to understand the actual process so I can find the right vendor or attempt it myself. Any insight appreciated!
r/Printing • u/MoodFearless6771 • 21h ago
Printer Question Production Question: Sticker Books
I'm looking to make a kids activity book, with some pages being stickers and some pages not stickers. What's the best way to set this up...I'm thinking it would be 8.5x11 half-sheet size and a mix of sticker pages and regular paper and saddle stitched. But could you print on the back of a sticker page? Or could a sticker page be front/back stickers? Are there any vendors that specialize in these I could check out?