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The article offers tips for upgrading plain glass pieces by Inking, etching, painting, and marbling.

The article presents an insight on the interview with the anarchist and tattoo artist Sean Herman. Topics discussed include the sharp color contrasts and shadow work in inking style of the artist where he was most identified, the artist affiliation with the Royal Street tattoo studio in Alabama, U.S., and the inks and equipment the artist uses in his work. Photographs of several tattoos designed by Herman are also presented.

The article offers step-by-step instructions for making several greeting cards using the second generation stamping method of inking the stamp including a floral thinking of you card, bokeh love card and say hello card.

The article details the design of American Clock stamps issued by the U.S. Postal services. It notes that there are shade differences in the Clocks. The 2006 coil have a grayish clock face while the 2008 coils have a yellowish face. The author states that the shade differences can be attributed to the modern U.S. issues to the idiosyncrasies of process color printing. The Clock stamps have dots that are all in one shade of ink.

The article offers tips in creating Halloween-themed scrapbook layouts. It is stated that additional colors such as powder blue or rich navy can be added to Halloween themes of orange and black to create a modern take on the occasion. It is recommended to use spray ink in different shades to enhance a classic black and white layout. The author shares the effect of using cardstock, a mask and spray ink to design a patterned paper that is matched to a costume.

The article focuses on the reduction volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions with ink jet marking process. It notes that the impact of solvent emissions can be lessened through printer characteristic which reduces volatile solvent evaporation. It points out that VOCs' impact is reduced by printing equipment that lessens the solvent fume release.

The article features artist Xu Bing. For his Fresh Ink response, he chose the popular painting "Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting." The manual was first published in 1679 and is still being used as a student primer. The article also describes Xu's work "Mustard Seed Garden Landscape Scroll" and "Book From the Sky" that made use of a strategy consistent with his body of work that challenges intellectual habits by manipulating the commonplace.

The article features artist Qiu Ting. He chose Northern Song painter Zhao Lingrang's "Whiling Away the Summer by a Lakeside Retreat" for his Fresh Ink response. In his painting "Visit to the Eight Great Sites," tried to recapture the visual qualities and effects in the mist painted by Zhao. Qui's landscape was based on his sketches of the Eight Great Sites of Buddhist temples found in the mountainous suburbs west of Beijing. Aside from being an ink-landscape painter, Qui also holds a doctorate degree.

The article features the two 2-cent Stamps.com stamps, Scott 3CVP1 and 3CVP2, in the United States. The stamps were released between mid-May 2007 and February 19, 2008. Both panes are easily dented or bent. The plasticmark constant variety involves the application of a plastic coating to the stamp panes while the blue line constant variety refers to the blue ink that is laid down on the pane's surface which printed the plastic coating.

Presents a picture diagram of the money-making machine that has become the Harry Potter books. Harry Potter games and accessories; Amount of ink, paper, and man-power used to print the books; Money made by the Harry Potter movies.

The article discusses the art of painter Gustav Rehberger. Rehberger reportedly creates a strong personal identity whether working in opaque pigment, tusche or pen, brush and ink which differentiates him from other artists. It is stated that Rehberger usually uses lithographic ink on a gesso ground when doing illustrations in monochrome. The author shares that apart from doing illustrations for magazines and advertising, Rehberger practices as a painter and draughtsman independently.

The article focuses on the new process of de-inking paper invented by Francis H. Snyder.

The article presents information about some recent inventions and discoveries in science. It discusses an invention related with taking the residuum, deodorized, and carbonizing it with the waste acid, thereby making a sort of wax for the foundation of the ink, which requires but little resin or lamp black. The ink is said to feed well, does not fill the type, and leaves a fine color without staining the paper. Linoleum, or artificial Indian rubber, is the subject of a new patent taken out in England. It is made from linseed oil, or rather linseed oil is converted by some chemical action into a jelly quite like rubber and is said to be as impervious to acids and water.

The article previews several products, including Efkalin Co.'s heat-indicating ink, Celotex Corp.'s Traffic Top waterproofing product and Cemesto building material for interior and exterior walls, and Farwest Lithograph & Printing Co.'s 1938 desk calendar.

The article discusses several new business ideas in the U.S. as of September 15, 1941. Aluminum Co. of America says that it will not use aluminium ink for its booklets which can save about 16,000 pounds of aluminium per annum. Kid mohair was found as an alternative for rabbit fur in hat manufacturing. A phone dial which operates like a cash register was developed by Bell Laboratories.

The article discusses the development of digital textile inks used in high-production digital textile printers. These inks are being developed due to the rising focus on higher production rates per hour by digital textile machine manufacturers. Specifications of the inks include viscosity, pH level and optical density. Manufacturers of textile machines include Konica Minolta, MS Italy and La Meccanica.

The article discusses the developments in high-density inks and gels, and the products used with it. Once stirred, high-density inks and gels are softer and easier to use. A variety of gels are now available including stiff clear ones that allow ease in stacking, some that stack well and flow at low temperatures, and another that looks like silver or with glitter. The thickness of the capillary film used has changed with the evolution of inks, gels and mesh.

The article presents information on some rare pieces of numismatics. In 1864, ink was in short supply and thus the blue and red color tones of the Confederate note varied. The Federal note came out with many themes including the American eagle and flag, historical events and battle scenes. In 1775, the Pennsylvania firm of Hall and Sellers printed a twenty shilling note that warned "To Counterfeit is Death"

Focuses on the variations in modern U.S.definitive stamps. Effects of using misaligned plates; Shifts in inking color; Sharp and out-of-focus versions of stamps.

The article presents a discussion of tools and equipment for making color woodcuts particularly those used by printmakers Ernest and Eva Watson. They are stated to use wood and linoleum blocks depending on the requirements of a particular job, although they prefer linoleum for most of their work because their designs usually exploit mass rather than fine detail. The author notes that both in offsetting and in printing, the couple uses a reverse of the traditional practice of laying paper down upon the inked block. Other notable particulars are discussed.

The article offers information on the impact of the black light technology on businesses and industries in the U.S. in 1940. It talks about the importance of black light to paint, dye and ink production. He states that the emergence of fluorescing inks opens an opportunity to develop and improve printing effects.

The article presents an interview with Barbara Schulz, head of Minneapolis College of Art and Design's (MCAD) comic-art program, artist and design professor. Among the topics covered in the interview include how she was exposed to comics, her experience of working as an inker, the artist who inks another illustrator's penciled drawings and the change in comic books which was previously known as an area dominated by male comic artists.

The fifth in a series of articles on computer printers is presented. This article focuses on choosing ink and paper for a printer. It differentiates between a laser printer or photocopier and an inkjet printer. Also discussed are the type of paper best for an inkjet printer, alternative papers from third-party suppliers including semi-glossy and matte, choosing adhesive sprays for mounting photographs onto a surface and use of inkjet printers to print T-shirt designs.

The article offers the insights of card makers on incorporating the term masking in stamping projects. Jennifer McGuire notes that masking is great for inking techniques while keeping the main stamped image clean and crisp. Julie Campbell states that one can make background paper by masking multiple images on the same piece of cardstock. Windy Robinson mentions that she is fond of using pre-made plastic masks associated with stamps and ink to add layers and depth on her projects.

The article highlights the solar nanocrystals developed by scientists at the University of Southern California-Los Angeles that can exist as a liquid ink and be painted or printed onto clear surfaces.

The article discusses the trend in which graphic designers are working with print in addition to computer design. Examples include the creation of the magazine "Gopher Illustrated," a literary food quarterly titled "Fire & Knives," and the Internet search company Google's print magazine "Think Quarterly."

The article features the business outlook of Cheryl Reeves, owner of ink cartridge delivery Her Ink in Wenatchee, Washington for 2008. She operates the business serving local clients and orders $17,000-$22,000 worth of ink cartridges monthly. She sells original equipment manufactured (OEM) for the refilled and remanufactured items lacks quality. She is focused on providing excellent customer service to her clients and plans build a warehouse on the property adjacent to her home.

The article presents questions and answers related to computer systems including how to secure ink cartridges in the cartridge holder, cost of renewing antivirus subscription, and setting up a secure wireless network.

The article presents information on Bob Attanasio, a former Dictaphone Corp. executive acquiring the Fairfield County, Connecticut, franchise for the company Cartridge World. With the acquisition of this franchise territory, Attanasio plans to introduce up to 50 ink cartridge recycling stores. Cartridge World replenishes ink and toner levels in printer cartridges and sells them at a high discount. The Australian company has its U.S. headquarters in California and has more than 1,500 franchises.

The article reports on the move of Bobst Group in equipping its latest generation Masterflex-L with an inking system that uses chambered doctor blades and an automatic wash-up, making it possible to reduce ink loss from three liters to less than 0.6 liters. The system reduces the amount of used water discharged from more than 60 liters to less than 20 liters.

The article focuses on untagged errors as a form of color omission on postage stamps. According to the author, a postage stamp is considered an untagged error if the intended coating which glows under shortwave ultraviolet light is missing. The two main causes of untagged errors are tagging mat shifts and ink starvation on the press.

The article presents information related to the options available for the maintenance of printers. There are three main options when printers run out of ink. One of them is to buy a new cartridge from the same company that had manufactured the printer. Another option is to buy a kit and refill the cartridge. And the last option is to get the printer recycled by a third-party company. For some people, recycling or buying remanufactured cartridges is the best option. On the other hand, there are people who like refill kits, which is the least expensive option.

This article focuses on inkjet refill kits. One benefit of an inkjet refill kit is its low cost and it can be observed that most do-it-your-self kits contain enough ink for three or more refills. Also, refilling inkject cartridges is environmentally friendly. The user can reuse the same cartridge, on average, four to eight times before it wears out. Some of the potential problems of the kits are spilling or leaking ink, overfilling the ink reservoir and damaging the print nozzle. These problems are less likely to occur if the user follow the instructions that accompany the kit. Lower ink quality and poor printing quality results are the primary concerns after refilling the cartridge. It is important to choose a refill kit designed for the cartridge the user are working with.

The article focuses on the Cartridge World franchising, which founded in Australia in 1997. Cartridge opened its first U. S. franchise in January 2003. The company has 940 locations open worldwide, with another 175 under construction. Cartridge refills printer ink for computers, faxes, and copiers at a significant discount. The company also manufacture cartridges compatible with existing printers, or break down used cartridges into their parts and remanufacture them.

The article presents the author's experiences during her research on the art and text styles adopted in the manuscript "Vienna Genesis." Following the sixth century visual tradition that extensively used silver, gold ink on purple-dyed papers, the manuscript had Septuagint text of "The Book of Genesis" printed on the upper portion of a page and the lower portion had painted miniature. According to the author, there is a debate on the origin of the manuscript, which she says belongs to Syro-Palestiane. She traveled extensively to find other details related to the sixth century excavations that could put some light on the manuscript.

The article reports that five years ago, Jan Stumacher was the toast of the town when Ernst & Young named him one of Long Island's entrepreneurs of the year. Today he's got another reason to uncork the champagne. Nelnet Inc., a Lincoln, Nebraska-based student loan provider, said it has inked a deal to acquire Lynbrook-based Student Marketing Group and National Honor Roll LLC, both founded and owned by Stumacher, for at least 31 million dollar. Traditional 20 million dollar in payments would be on the way, depending on the companies' future performance.

Features the ink-wash art medium used by Chinese artist Xu Jianwei. History of the art form; Profile on the artist; Famous works.

Describes the development and applications of several types of industrial equipment and pad printing machinery. Brief history of the pad printing industry; Development of open-trough inking systems and operator-controlled systems which gave way to the introduction of automated, integrated, closed-inkwell systems; Specifications and features of several printing machines.

The article evaluates the Performance Series P4 printing press, featuring load-and-lock inking system, from Mark Andy Inc.

The article features young Indian-Americans making a name in the U.S., which includes 14 year old Suvir Chandani who proposed using the Garamond font so that the U.S. government can save about 316 million U.S. dollars from ink expenses.

The article focuses on the silk screen methods of reproduction which is applicable to advertising displays of any complexity or size. It mentions that the ink or paint is forced through the fine locks of silk by wiping on to the surface to be printed directly beneath the silk screen. It provides a guide that will assist in the definition of its field and the clarification of the specifications under which its use is feasible, efficient and economical.

The article focuses on Francophobia, the fear of French art merchandise. It states that using a supercharge of printer's ink by press agents is boosting French art at the expense of American art. The author, who asserts that he is not suffering from Francophobia, sees things related to art from a different view. He also comments on some works by great artists in the past.

The article offers brief information on the ink and coating solutions for a wide variety of screen and digital printing applications from Sun Chemical Corp. including the B20N Sun Chemical illustrated Streamline TX range, the Streamline Optima HPQ range and the Optima HPQ ink system.

The article focuses on the status of Chinese ink printing in the global contemporary art scene as being initiated by a number of artists from mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan like Zheng Chongbin, Wucius Wong and Qiu Zhijie. The article indicated a dramatic rise in museum exhibitions dedicated to it like "Fresh Ink: Ten Takes on Chinese Tradition" in Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. Remaining undervalued, Chinese ink printing auction prices have been climbing like Li Huayi's "Autumn Mountains."

The article reports on the move by EPG to showcase the KeyColor Adelphi presetting and color scanner interface technology for printers at Graph Expo 2011. It cites the collaboration of EPG with X-Rite and Pitman. One of the benefits of Adelphi AutoSet is the accurate presetting of ink fountain keys. The KeyColor C and KeyColor S ink desks were also highlighted by EPG.

The article reports that in June 2011, Solutions, a subsidiary of Ricoh, announced improvements to its InfoPrint 4000 inkjet system, called the InfoPrint Ink Suite, which combines stand-alone ink management tools in the InfoPrint ProcessDirector workflow solution which can be customized.

The article reports on the announcement of a 7% price increase in energy curable inks and coatings used in sheetfed and offset web printing by Flint Group North America effective May 1, 2011.