Digital BW, The Print

Magnani papers are gorgeous, I tried like crazy to get Incisioni to take platinum decades back, but did not succeed. Todd Gangler is printing tri color carbro on a Magnani, but transfer processes may be less picky then chemical or inkjet.
Good to hear you are having success with Pescia.
Tyler


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Mantinieri" <mantinieri@...> wrote:
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> > I'm not sure I can get that in the US.  I recall you mentioning that before, and I looked for  the paper.  My recollection is  that I failed to find any.
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> As a matter of facts, I first got this paper in the US, during one of my frequent visits. The variety of fine art papers available in you Country is just astonishing and I take advantage of that for new experimets.
> I have purchased my first sample of Magnani Pescia (bot hot press and cold press) at Jerry's Artarama. Blick also carries it on shelf.
> Now I purchase large quantities directly from the manifacturer, near Florence (Italy).
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> The cold press version is a bit coarse for my taste, but it has the same d-max as Arches watercolor. The hot press surface is the one I really love, but it has a lower d-max: you need to prepare your file properly when printing. They both take a lot of ink. When coated with the Carbon-gelatine method it becomes a different story.
> I like the way Arches watercolor responds in term of contrast; the only minor issue I have wit that is that it is a little too smooth for my taste.
> Another paper that has the same d-max as Arches is Magnani Velata, but with a totally different tooth compared to the other papers mentioned above. Unfortunately, it is not 100% cotton. 
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> Ciao,
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>   Mantinieri
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