Scottzilla Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I can get 18"x36" gel sheets at a store 1/4 mile up the street for under $5 a piece. (I just checked their website and they don't have them listed on there, if they did I would have posted a link.) I wonder if you could print on a gel with an ink jet set to glossy paper setting? The question would be if the ink would be able to set on the gel surface...might have to run some tests. Got those photo shoped picture files of the guage faces? I pay $7.50/sheet for my gels. You get a much better deal. I'm not sure you could print on a gel with an inkjet printer without it running or smudging or something. I know inkjet overhead transparencies have a rough texture to prevent this and the gels are smooth. Speaking of gels and overhead transparencies, you could also print out your design on an overhead transparency, put a layer of diffusion gel behind it and then your colored gels behind that. This would give you a nice even lighty-uppy part of your graphic without it looking like paper grain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimGreg Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Yeah, that could work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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