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#11 11/06/2004 1:41:45 am

Tysonic
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Re: Mixing Dye Based Inks To Get Different Colors???

Almost, the last one in the first row looks like more yellow than magenta making a weak orange color. Based on my drop theory, it would be 12 drops Y to 10 M.


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#12 11/06/2004 1:51:02 am

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Re: Mixing Dye Based Inks To Get Different Colors???

So then based on your theory the last one would be 2 ml Magenta and how many ml of yellow?


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#13 11/06/2004 2:13:19 am

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Re: Mixing Dye Based Inks To Get Different Colors???

I'm thinking 3.5 cc/ml or so.

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#14 11/06/2004 3:00:36 am

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Re: Mixing Dye Based Inks To Get Different Colors???

Okay, the results are below.  Remember, I started out with 2 cc of magenta.

Here is how much yellow (in cc / ml) was added (in total) at each dot:

1     0 (All Magenta, no yellow)
2     0.40
3     0.80
4     1.20
5     1.60
6     2.00
7     2.40
8     3.00
9     4.40
10     5.00
11     6.00
12     7.00
13     8.00

That means that the # 6 dot, the "red one" is a 50/50 mixture of Magenta and Yellow, and the #13 dot is a 20/80 mix of Magenta / yellow, or 4 times as much yellow as Magenta.

I was shocked by the results, but when I ended up with a total liquid volume of 10 cc / ml I knew I had kept accurate measurements (2 cc Magenta, 8 cc Yellow).

What do you think?

By the way, the two dots under the first dot are more samples of the mix from the 7th and 13th position dots.  I wanted to see them closer together to compare. 

Last edited by nifty-stuff.com (11/06/2004 1:49:13 pm)


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#15 11/06/2004 8:12:59 pm

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Re: Mixing Dye Based Inks To Get Different Colors???

Surprising, I really thought that 50/50 would be orange. The magenta must be very strong, a lot stronger than I thought.

Looks like you're good to go with number 6.

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#16 11/06/2004 8:43:29 pm

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Re: Mixing Dye Based Inks To Get Different Colors???

Now I just have to add in more magenta to bring me back from #13 back to #6  smile    big_smile


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