http://printwiki.org/Transparent_PigmentRecent Changes of the page "Transparent Pigment" on PrintWiki.en-us http://printwiki.org/Transparent_Pigment2007-09-06 12:00:00Encyclopedia of Graphic Communications Import <div id="content" class="wikipage content"> Differences for Transparent Pigment<p><strong></strong></p><table> <tr> <td> <span> Deletions are marked with - . </span> </td> <td> <span> Additions are marked with +. </span> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Line 1: </td> <td> Line 1: </td> </tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td> <span>+ A type of ["white pigment"] used in printing inks that does not reflect light, but rather allows light to pass through it. The most significant use for transparent pigments is to "extend" pigments of other colors, thus reducing the cost of more expensive pigments and substances. (Hence, transparent pigments are also called ["extender"] pigments.) Transparent white pigments are also used to tint other color inks, to decrease the color strength of other pigments, and assist in the dispersal of particles of other pigments. Commonly used transparent white pigments include ["alumina hydrate"] (sometimes called simply "hydrate"), magnesium carbonate (sometimes called simply "magnesia"), ["calcium carbonate"], ["blanc fixe"], ["barytes"], and clays. (See also ["Opaque Pigments"] and ["White Pigments"].) In ["screen printing"], a transparent pigment is known as an ["extender base"].</span> </td> </tr> </table> </div>