Looking for advice on plotting blueprints
Hi all. I have traced a big technical drawing in A1 scale, and have plotted it successfuly Staedtler Triplus fibre pens on white paper.
I am looking to try a "blueprint" look with 3 white pens of different thicknesses on blue paper.
I adapted Gelly Roll pens to work with my plotter and the results were dissapointing, with intermittent/ messy lines and a lot of leaking (weirdly, pink coloured?). Also, the max size of the Gelly Rolls is 0.5 mm; I would prefer a nice 1 mm line.
I also adapted some old Isograph technical pens, but all the white inks I could find (Standardgraph, Daler Rowey FW and Dr PH Martin) all fade a lot when they dry - the contrast is much worse than the Gelly Roll ink.
Has anyone achieved good results with plotting white ink on blue paper?
I realise a lot of variables could be contributing to above issues. I have of course shaken the shit out of all the pens and inks before using. The paper I am using is Clairefontaine MAYA Smooth Coloured Paper, 120gsm A1. I have heard that technical pens are designed for specific paper, but I am struggling to find what specific brand or specification I should be looking for (that comes in blue colour and A1 size)
Any help or recommendations would be really appreciated!