UPSB v3

Pen Modifications / Photo Inserts

  1. jaychou
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 00:53:20

    Has anyone here tried making pen inserts with photo paper? does it turn out well?

    i've been considering remaking some of my inserts into photos because im tired of my paper printed inserts fading

  2. Boshi
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 02:09:52

    like...pictures of ppl? i tried it once...didnt turn out too well....

  3. iamk34n3
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 02:12:35

    QUOTE (Boshi @ Jan 27 2009, 06:09 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    like...pictures of ppl? i tried it once...didnt turn out too well....


    No, with actual photo paper. Like the paper the pictures of people are on.

  4. Eric
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 02:15:19

    it's glossier and more durable. depending on the kind you use, it may be thicker than regular paper.

  5. Samir
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 02:16:14

    I've cut out pictures from magazines and used them as inserts before. It sounds like photo paper would be similar. It worked well.

  6. jaychou
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 02:19:13

    sweet thanks for the help guys, i'm getting a free 10$ gift card to use at sony photostations, ill print one out and post the results when i can

  7. Eric
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 02:20:26

    QUOTE (Samir @ Jan 27 2009, 06:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    I've cut out pictures from magazines and used them as inserts before. It sounds like photo paper would be similar. It worked well.


    or you could use wrapping paper, the kind with all the cool designs xD

  8. Stevieboy7
    Date: Wed, Jan 28 2009 06:10:30

    cant see it going well...
    glossy photo paper tends to be alot thicker than regular paper. . thus making it harder to roll.... you might have problems with it creasing.. or ripping... it would just be a pain really.

  9. Dimachka
    Date: Fri, Jan 30 2009 21:17:47

    QUOTE (Stevieboy7 @ Jan 28 2009, 01:10 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    cant see it going well...
    glossy photo paper tends to be alot thicker than regular paper. . thus making it harder to roll.... you might have problems with it creasing.. or ripping... it would just be a pain really.


    You stole my words. =[

  10. H2FLO
    Date: Fri, Jan 30 2009 21:51:11

    QUOTE (jaychou @ Jan 27 2009, 04:53 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
    Has anyone here tried making pen inserts with photo paper? does it turn out well?

    i've been considering remaking some of my inserts into photos because im tired of my paper printed inserts fading


    yeah, it turns out very well. the colors are much darker. blacks are true black, not gray. but... as Stevieboy7 said, most are too thick to use- it takes too much time and effort to get it rolled. also... it has the tendency to bend rather than roll, and that results in the ink smearing off/ripping off. try to find thin photo paper if you can. they come in a variety of thickness.

    oh yeah... ink smears off more easily on some types of photo paper so you're gonna have to experiment. hope that helps.

  11. Joshy
    Date: Fri, Jan 30 2009 23:17:07

    i've tried it it is very very hard to roll so it is extra hard to put it inside the barrel of the pen

    i ended up bending the end of the photopaper insert so i just wasted a expensive photopaper T.T

    but it is very nice qual XD

  12. jaychou
    Date: Wed, Mar 25 2009 08:39:48

    sorry for the bump guys, but here's the pic

    its a little blurry for details, but you can see the colors are really vivid and strong. these inserts have been printed and used for about a month now and theres no sign of fading. definitely recommend this method thumb.gif