What inkjet papers are good for handcoloring?
I have listed a few of the inkjet papers and coloring mediums that are compatible with them. In my book “Creative Digital Printmaking”, published by Amphoto, there is a chapter in the back that is more detailed with an extensive list of papers and coloring mediums that are compatible with inkjet papers. Remember when hand coloring with water (water color, gouache etc.) you must be printing with an archival or pigmented ink set. And even then, be judicial in the amount of water that you do use. The standard inks in printers will run and mix with coloring mediums using water. For this reason, I have listed here only the papers that are using dry mediums such as pastels or pastel pencils. You also did not state what medium you wished to color with. If you do wish to use oils on inkjet prints… after printing the image, coat the surface with a clear gesso (sold at art stores). Winsor Newton makes a good one. You can use this on most watercolor papers after making the print, and then paint
