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Re: [Digital BW] Re: Glossy VT on 7600

2017-05-03 by Paul Roark

Paul W.,

I'm not really an expert on canvasses. I've used about a dozen and simply did not find one that had a semi-gloss surface and texture that appealed to me. Much of this is subjective, of course.

While this has drifted a bit OT, for the OP, let me just add that one must remember to set the platen gap to "wider" for canvas to avoid damaging the head. I really don't recommend canvas, however, to anyone who does not have the capability to print from large 36 or 44 inch rolls. For the most simple glossy printing on, for example, the 7600, try a 24" roll of something like one of the Red River Paper luster products, which the printer cutter can easily manage.

Paul

On Wed, May 3, 2017 at 5:51 AM, paulmwhiting@... [DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint] <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

What about a semi-gloss surface, like we used to get drying F (glossy) paper on a fibreglass screen, and flattening the dried and wavy result in a drymount press? I found that rather pleasing. These prints had the blacks we enjoyed in a glossy print but with fewer annoying highlights.

More and more I dislike displaying mat surface prints under glass.

Paul W.

(maybe this was discussed earlier in the thread and I missed it.)


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