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Re: Archival Storage for Carbon on Cotton Prints

2011-11-28 by Paul

Bill Lewis <bill-lewis@...> wrote:
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> Any thoughts on Fabrino Artistico watercolor ...

I can't be sure I tested that one, but of all the un-coated watercolor papers I've tested, Arches hot and cold press are the only ones where I was able to achieve what I thought was a reasonable dmax.  I favor the Arches Hot Press 140 lb. because of its smoothness, it feeds reasonably well in standard desktop printers, and it's readily available. 


>... the deckle edges.


You have to be careful of head strikes on the deckle edges.


> It still looks like the epson scrapbook is for the school photos still the best choice. For other photos I might prefer a hot press watercolor for the extreme long lifetime. 


That's what the local museum also concluded.  


Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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