Printer help

[ThePlotter]

My daughter has been askd to produce wedding invitations (shes very arty and has MA) but does anyone know if or how you can print from your PC in silver.

 

[JasonR_374341560]

Light Greyish Silver is about best from domestic printers in my experience.

 

[ThePlotter]

Is that a special cartridge or just from the normal colour cartridge

 

[rob_jax]

Hi Plotter,

If you have an inkjet printer - then silver will just be a light grey colour - and it won't have a shiny surface

However, in the past when I've needed to print something special - and only if you have a laser printer - then you can buy a silver overlay film that you run through the printer along with the paper or card.

The heat from the laser printing process "bonds" the silver foil onto the paper - either directly or in a second process where the foil sticks on top of the black printing

If you don't have a laser printer - and the silver sublimation foil was expensive - then it might be better to take the finished artwork on a memory stick to a jobbing printer.

Robert

 

[JasonR_374341560]

Colour printers use Black and then three primary colours to make all the other colours so Gold and Silver are not an option.

Try this Mr Plotter

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20071120032455AAG9j5a
Try this and see what you get

Some good printers can print on special paper, my be a silver paper could be and option.