Digital BW, The Print

David Kachel <david@...> wrote:
 
> Just got off the phone with these [Jerry's] a******s.
> They claim no one ever complained about the stickers before!!!
> They tried to tell me they can't replace the paper because 
> the price has gone up since I ordered it so they would take a loss.


I have seen the stickers on Arches from some other outlets also.  So, you have to be careful.  I've never seen it on Dick Blick's stock, however. 

Have you noticed how little difference in brightness there is between the standard Arches and the "Bright" (still no OBAs)?  I'm not sure anyone would see the difference.

The painters I respect the most in my various art groups almost always come back to Arches as being the best (and it's cheaper than good inkjet paper).  It can't, of course, match the smoothness of a coated inkjet paper, but for large sizes on the wall, it looks good.  Likewise the dmax is not up to the best coated papers, but it's better than some inkjet art papers, and, again, fine for its intended use.  

I like that it comes in sheets.  The "full sheet" is likely to become my standard for that size print.  Large sheets of the inkjet papers I prefer are not always easy to find, and I don't particularly like to deal with rolls.  

Arches makes "elephant" sizes, but shipping, damage, and availability make it not as attractive.  Arches rolls appear to be the route I'll take to 24 x 51" panoramas.  I believe a dry mount press will flatten the internally gelatin sized paper.  I have not tried this yet, but going to a sheet feed for even these types of prints is my hope.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com