Printing 2 Colors

I have an image (rooster) that I want to print twice using black ink and red ink. I will move the plate over between passes so that second image partially covers the first. Hopefully, what I have described makes sense. My question is which ink to use for the first pass and which for the second. Thoughts?
LD

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Hi LD,

Something to remember is that the ink you are using, for the most part, is transparent. There are some exceptions, but for the most part, one color will blend into another.

If you are printing red and black, and print the red first, and the black second, you will get an effect where the black text appears to have a red shadow. This is a very well used printing effect, because the black ink will appear black over the red ink with little trouble.

If you are printing the black first, and then the red, where the two meet will appear mostly black also. so you won’t get the same effect.

Try both though, you might find the latter to be pretty interesting.

Thanks Gerald for the insight.

I think you are suggesting that I print both colors in short succession. I had planed to print one color one day and then the second color the next day so that the first day’s ink would be dry.

I think I will try both ways (1 day or 2 days) and switching color sequence as well. This is more for art than a long print run so I can experiment.

Thanks, LD

Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance. Adding opaque white would just make it pinker.

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

This is very interesting to me:

“Mixing metallic silver or gold ink into the red would reduce its transparency as a top layer, also changing overall appearance.”

What would happen if you mixed metallic silver or gold ink into the black?
R

Both are interesting, the gold mix being richer and warmer. The Pantone metallic ink color guide, while not cheap, will give mixing proportions if you don’t want to experiment with very expensive inks.
There’s an old guide on eBay right now, cheap:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/334635667388?chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=711...