Digital BW, The Print

Ernst Dinkla <edinkla@...> wrote:
>
>...when dye inks have to be used on matte papers 
> it may be a good thing to explore the uncoated cotton
> papers again. With the Iris dye inks that 
> proved to be more fade resistant than using the then 
> new inkjet coated matte art papers.

Was there ever a good explanation of why that was the case?

> I also think that gelatine/PVA coated papers do not 
> have to be glossy by definition. Getting a more or less 
> waterproof print like pigment inks can deliver should 
> also be explored. I think that a gelatine inkjet coating
> hardened after the print run could be a solution.

Is an appropriate paper available that has a gelatin coating, or are people going to have to coat their own papers?

Paul
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