printing digi...

This is just a little digi info that I found out, and thought I would pass on. I own Epson printers, and it is the only printer I have owned for years...BEST quality photos when I was still scrapbooked. When I print out my digi images I have NO smear at all, with pencils/gamsol or copic. My images look amazing and if I didn't tell you it was printed off from my printer, you'd never know it...I like that, nice deep black images.

I was gathered with my stampin' peeps a month ago and some of the girls were saying they had smearing...they also had HP printers! The images that I have from CC Designs were a few, that were printed off from a large copy machine at work...again, no smearing.

This is just a little info in case you are wondering what is going on and you happen to own HP printers. I can't tell you anything about other brands either, just a little talk among us girls led to this info. Lemme know what ya think! Have a great day!

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It's funny how there is a lot of different HP users who have NO problem, other than a little drying time. My printer is an inkjet and I have a Photo R220 & a Workforce 600 all-in-one. I don't really recall if I leave drying time...I guess it depends on how fast I am in the mood to color. lol  I am happy to hear feedback from all you gals because it may just help someone out there from pulling their hair out!

Comments

[Sue in Canada]

I use a lot of digital images that I print on a Canon printer. I do not have trouble with smearing, but I always leave some drying time before I start to colour.

[Pam T.]

Great info about the printing. I have an HP Laserjet and don't have any problems with smearing, but I haven't tried it with my other HP printers that I print photos with. thanks again ~ always great to hear how things work with other printers.

~ Pam

[Sharon]

I have a HP officejet all-in-one and have no smearing. I do leave time for drying tho. Not alot - maybe 5 min. and all seems fine. (knock on wood right?) lol

[Sue from Oregon]

I have a HP all in one and have no problem at all. I always let me images set for a while.

[Michele Ghent]

I have a klunky old HP all in one and DO have smearing if I don't heatset. If I use my embossing gun and go over the whole image a couple times and let cool, I can color with anything. Lisa Kind over at SCS told me about heatsetting and it saved my images.

[Katarina M]

Hey Paula, just thought I'd add a little info to your post. I have an HP all in one, and it does smear with pencils/OMS, so I just give it a light spray with Krylon fixative. Dries in a jiffy and prevents smearing. When I get a new printer, I am definitely getting an Epson, thanks for the heads up!

[ThatGirl]

I have a Canon, I buy generic ink online, not sure if that makes a difference and I have no smears either with copics or pencils and OMS

[Kim Denning]

I have a Brother, and I was afraid of the smearing, but there is NONE with my Copics, and the only drying time I give it is the time it takes me to get it off the printer and on my table lol. I haven't tried with my pencils yet though. Sounds like HP is a big problem for digi stamps though!

[Maryvel Friesen]

I have an HP Photosmart and haven't had ANY problems with smearing either. I do give it time to dry too before I use my Copics, but so far no problems at all!

[Pam Sparks]

I have an Epson, all I've ever owned too and I love them but
mine has durabrite ultra ink and it smears every-time. I buy Epson ink and I think it's pigment. I have to spray w/an acrylic sealer and then color w/my copics... heat setting doesn't work either. What kind of ink is in your Epson?
Pam Going Postal

[Conniecrafter]

I also own an Epson and haven't had any problems with smearing either.

[Sharli Frederiksen]

Is it the difference in an ink-jet printer and a laser-jet printer?