Construction Paper, Wall Paper and Printers Don’t Mix
I once had a teacher run black construction paper through a copier, thinking the copies would come out darker. Another teacher cut down wall paper to 8- 1/2″ x 11″ pieces and ran it through the printer.
Keeping this in consideration, can inkjet printers print on construction paper?
Use your computer and inkjet printer to create fun craft projects on colored construction paper. Set your printer for printing heavyweight paper and easily design your own stencils and coloring pages, paper masks, homemade cards or paper models with construction paper.
Considering this, is construction paper similar to cardstock?
Unlike cover stock, cardstock is NOT the same as construction paper. … It’s typically quite bright and colorful, and a little thicker than normal paper which makes it great for art projects. However, card stock is thicker than construction paper, and is, therefore, more expensive.
Is poster board thicker than cardstock?
Yes, just as thick at a full-size poster board. These are smaller, as you know. … When run through home printers cardstock takes the ink/toner better and produces a sharper image, but posterboard absorbs more in so images often look “fuzzy” or lighter than expected due to the absorption.