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I have made more than a few ink mixtures, and am very happy with most of them. I have notice something, however, many, if not most of my mixtures have turned out to be either a brown or a purple. Strange. Your thoughts? C. S.

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At least partly that's because brown and purple are a mixture of colors, while red and blue are pure colors.

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Someone around here (probably Sandy1) explained it to us as Additive v. Subtractive Color Mixing.

 

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Yes, that's why a CMYK mixing kit needs to use relatively low saturation inks, because each ink you add, reduces how much light is being reflected (subtracted), and so the mix looks duller.

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Hi,

 

As mentioned by dcwaites, it is difficult to match the Chroma, (snap/vibrancy Wiki http://munsell.com/color-blog/difference-chroma-saturation/), of another ink in a blend.

 

One can get a blend where the CMY+K densitometer read-out gets ever so close to the original, but the blend just won't have the same charisma. Such is the nature of working with dyes.

 

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If an ink blend (from a chroma test) contains only one or two dyes, then I think it's sometimes possible to replicate it by using two single dye inks. ;)

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question: I never tried it, but is it recommendable to mix inks from different manufacturers? also, permanent inks with non-permanent inks?

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question: I never tried it, but is it recommendable to mix inks from different manufacturers? also, permanent inks with non-permanent inks?

 

Different manufacturers that use dyes and water: Yes. :) They might even be made by the same end manufacturer in many cases. :D

 

Permanent and non-permanent: I would not. A permanent ink is usually not water-based. Only mix water-based inks with other water-based inks, permanent inks with permanent inks and IG inks with IG inks for safety. :)

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If an ink blend (from a chroma test) contains only one or two dyes, then I think it's sometimes possible to replicate it by using two single dye inks. ;)

 

 

Fingers crossed! :)

 

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An OffTopic aside: I wonder why the Platinum Mix-Free inks didn't catch the attention of the MixMaster market segment? Or is it thriving behind locked doors????

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