Digital BW, The Print

Would now be a good time to remind you all of this link:

www.mwords.co.uk/pages/PiezoBW/inkCompatabilityPiezoBW.htm

which tested many glossy papers with Piezo BW inks.

Hope it is of some use... to someone!

Best regards,
nij

Nigel Rheam
MWORDS Limited   www.mwords.co.uk   Digital Fine Art



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Wolfson [mailto:richard@...]
> Sent: 19 April 2002 21:30
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] Epson Premium Glossy with Quadtones?
> -apotential glossy option for MIS pigmented inks
> 
> 
> I'm using their "Generations ProPhoto Lustre" microporous coated paper
> with my own custom hex-black inkest, and so far, I'm excited about the
> results. My inks: black is Gen4, grays are dilutions of Gen3 tinted warm
> & cold with Gen4 CMY. I'm putting down a lot of ink, and still having no
> problem with bronzing.
> 
> Compared to the best matte papers (e.g., photo rag, museo):
> 
> Drawbacks: slow drying, fragile surface. feels like plastic 
> 
> Strengths: beautiful image with long, rich gray scale and awesome Dmax
> (>2.5). These prints look, (but don't feel) like classic air-dried
> fiber-based glossy silver-gelatin prints.
> 
> My tentative bottom line: looks like a win. 
> 
> Richard Wolfson
> www.rwolfson.com