Digital BW, The Print

And the funny part is how everyone had been focusing on ink archivability for the past 15 years. 

It's really about the paper. It's the elephant in the room that nobody wants to talk about.

Walker

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Walker Blackwell
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On Sep 13, 2012, at 9:14 AM, Ernst Dinkla <e.dinkla@...> wrote:

> With the Silver Rag Yellowing thread in mind I went through my 
> collection of SpectrumViz paper samples gathered in 6 binder maps. Maybe 
> 250 samples of the Matte Art, Fiber/Baryta, Oriëntal, RC category. Porch 
> shadow daylight inspection, so ample UV light. 2 samples showed 
> yellowing at the edges in that light but little with other light 
> sources: Moab Entrada Rag Bright 190 and 300 gsm. Light entering the 
> binder maps in their boxes obviously the cause of the yellowing in this 
> case.
> 
> Plain inkjet paper qualities showed more yellow edges in general but 
> some sample were more than 10 years old. Not meant for quality prints 
> either.
> 
> Two papers had had insects moving around it seems, a small yellow path 
> was traced on them, probably secretion of the insects left in the paper. 
> I have also a bare print upstairs with a nice blue sky that shows 
> identical traces in that blue, they probably loved the color.
> 
> All in all I am not unhappy with the results, most paper samples are in 
> the binders for about 4 years now. Air exposure is higher than when 
> framed, light exposure is reduced and uneven but every binder is at 
> least twice a month opened for one reason or another.
> 
> -- 
> Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst
> 
> Dinkla Grafische Techniek
> Quad, piëzografie, giclée
> www.pigment-print.com
> 
> 


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