If you want to print on hand made paper there is a fantastic product called ink aid. This product came to my attention when experimenting with handmade paper for my professional practice assignment. One of the lecturing staff noticed how dull some of the images were printing. This is caused by too much ink penetrating into the paper fibres, causing loss of detail. Ink Aid produce a product that allows you to coat a whole host of substrates prior to ink jetting. By using a sponge brush simply take a small amount of ink aid and coat the paper with vertical lines. Follow this by brushing horizontal lines. Allow to dry for 24 hours and repeat the process to give the paper a second coat. Allow to try for 24 hours and then you are ready to print.
There is a definite improvement to image detail when ink aid is used. It's a pity this can't be shown on the print produced - you'll just have to take my word for it.
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