PUMPKIN INK
Pumpkin sugar based ink
To carry out the pumpkin ink it has only been used their peel. This process is the same as courgette ink, because the characteristics of the peel are very similar. First of all, it has to cut the peel into pieces and boil during 10 minutes to soften the peel because it is very difficult to crush. Once boiled and crushed, it has to add a teaspoon of sugar and put in on fire to remove the water. Unlike other inks, such as orange peel, the courgette has to be reduced within 15 minutes because is the maximum time before it burns.
Regarding its possibilities, pumpkin ink allows a good definition.
First of all images can see properly but it can't get a high contrast in terms of black and white, images have a color uniform. As for the
detail of typography, this ink is ideal because it allows to print with a minimum of 12pt and it can use of serif sans and serif typefaces with
a good result and readability. Finally say that the resulting color is a yellowish organe.
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Pumpkin oil based ink
The first try to make a pumpkin ink consisted of adding olive oil, but the result was unsuccessful. As many existing inks used a binder that binds with the pigment, we believed that if we added oil, the ink would thicken. The ink had a good consistency, but when we tried to print it in silkscreen, the liquid ink was scattered around the screen.