Digital BW, The Print

Just sprayed a print on Hawk Mountain Condor with the vinyl acrylic Rosco product, Mixed 3 parts gloss with one part matte and diluted 1 to 1 with water. (my regular canvas spray mixture) For matte papers though, I would probably use 1 to 1 gloss and matte diluted with water 1 to to. Need to experiment with mixture! Used just one light coat. Results looked good! Compared to unsprayed, had slightly "richer" look. Would recommend sealing microporous papers, if prints will not be displayed behind glass. 
John Nollendorfs 

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John" <jrnolly@...> wrote:
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> If you want to experiment, try the Rosco Clear Arylic gloss(matte) glaze. It's only $40/gallon, and you dilute it 1 to 1 with water. I use a cheap wagner HVLP gun. The matte is dead matte. I mix it with the gloss for a semi-matte look on water resistant canvas. Next time I have the gun out, I'll try some on art paper and see what it does and report.
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> John Nollendorfs
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul" <roark.paul@> wrote:
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> > I tried spraying a test strip of Epson Hot Press Natural with Premier Art Print Shield. I gave it 3 light coatings, with just a minute or so between to dry (it's about 80 degrees f. here).  I used the Epson 1100 with Eboni-4 in it.  The profile is a partitioned one.
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> > There is a visible difference, but only some of the difference shows up in the spectro readings of the sprayed versus un-sprayed version.
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> > The sprayed test strip looks darker.  The 50%, for example, has a Lab L of 51 on the sprayed test strip, versus 59 for the un-sprayed test strip.  The sprayed 100% patch does not have a deep a black, being Lab L = 19 v. 16 for the un-sprayed.  The cross-over where they are the same in the shadows is 85%.  The paper white is essentially unchanged.
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> > Lab B also changes some, but not at all for the paper itself (Lab B = 2.7 for the paper).  The maximum warmth for both test strips is at 20%, with the sprayed version being a bit higher, at 4.7, v. 4.0 for the un-sprayed test strip.  So, the sprayed has the change in Lab B of 2 v. 1.3 for the un-sprayed version.
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> > The visual change that that does not show up in the spectro readings, and that I don't, frankly, understand, is the the sprayed version looks smoother.  This is not a huge change, but for some reason the impression, to me, is that the sprayed version is just a bit smoother.
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> > Overall, I'd probably opt for the more neutral, un-sprayed version, but there is a visual difference there that is more than I'd assumed.  
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> > The amount and type of spray, of course, are variables.  
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> > The water-based coatings, as we know, can give a glossy look with a very high dmax.  I'm not sure if I could put enough solvent-based Print Shield on the paper to achieve that look.  I never found a water-based coating that I could apply evenly to large prints.  So, I've never found a water-based spray solution that worked for me.
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> > At any rate, the Print Shield does give a somewhat different look, and other sprays might give different looks yet.  I've always liked the Lascaux because of its relatively lower impact on the dmax.  I'll try one of those next.
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> > Paul
> > www.PaulRoark.com 
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> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Parker Smith" <parkersmithphoto@> wrote:
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> > > I am running Eboni 6 (thanks again to Paul Roark for sharing his knowledge) and printing on Epson Hot Press Rag.
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> > > While I like the look of these prints, for me they lack a little of the pop and contrast that you get from a traditional B&W silver print. I've never been a fan of matte surface, but the Eboni on the Hot Press Rag has a great Dmax and I've been converted by necessity. Still, I miss the silver print look, and glossy pigments seem to be a PITA.
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> > > Today, I took some of my prints and gave them several coats of Sureguard luster spray. YES!!!!  The very slight luster takes them from very good to great. Easily the best prints I have ever made outside of a darkroom. They glow.
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> > > Give it a shot. It may be just what you need.
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> > > Parker Smith
> > > www.ParkerSmithFineArt.com
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