Dye vs. Pigment Based Inks. Sponsored by Freestyle Photo & Imaging Supplies
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Dye-based inks are composed of colored water combined with optical brighteners. Printers that use dye-based inks are for the casual consumer and users who are not concerned with archival permanence. Dye-based fades more quickly than pigment-based inks. Pigment-based inks are ground-up pigment particles suspended in a homogenous solution and are much more resistant to fade when exposed to UV light. This is the type of ink we use for what we call archival pigment printing.