Digital BW, The Print

Gelatin is a lousy receptor for pigmented inks.  It does work with dye inks
though.  Brightcube has a paper like this that I've tried...but it doesn't
work with any pigmented inks.

Robert

On 5/4/02 9:17 AM, "jarred_mccaffrey" <jarred@...> wrote:

> Has anyone tried printing on fixed fiber paper?  People often want
> the look and feel of a fiber print-- well, traditional fiber paper is
> gelatin sized 100% cotton with a baryta base.  Seems like this would
> work as well as some of the watercolor papers used for pigmented
> inks.  There should be no question of archival qualities after proper
> fixing.  What are your experiences here?
> 
> Next question-- Assuming fixed fiber paper is a quality substrate,
> where can I get a good supply of long expired photo paper cheaply?
> 
> Thanks for your help,
> 
> Jarred McCaffrey
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