Digital BW, The Print

Antonis.

I tried printing onto a thin (see through)Japanese rice type inkjet 
paper and got such bad results, it went straight in the bin. I don,t 
doubt for a minute that you are achieving a lot better, I just 
wonder how a paper so thin, holds any ink. Mine just faded away to 
nothing in the thin parts of the paper. A bit depressing it was.

Garry Sarre

www.sarre.com.au

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "antonisphoto" 
<antonisphoto@y...> wrote:
> Regarding the comments on using Japanese papers - specifically 
from Hiromi 
> - here are some tips and tricks: 
> 
> http://www.hiromipaper.com/
> 
> (a) - I would advise getting their sampler book to get a sense of 
the look and 
> feel of these amazing papers - but more importantly to see which 
ones are 
> designated for inkjet (you can also see that on line but without 
the samples it's 
> hard to make a decision).
> 
> (b) - The best trick to run them through an Epson without incident 
is to iron 
> them first!  Yup, hot iron just like a shirt. Only need to iron 
the print side and 
> preferably just before you print. No, don't take them to your dry 
cleaners....
> 
> (c) - Align your heads for the + position to stay as far away from 
the fibers as 
> possible.
> 
> (d) - Expect to do "preventive" cleanups under the heads between 
prints even 
> if the nozzle checks show clear.
> 
> With these techniques, I've been able to print on an 1160 strips 
of 13" by the 
> length of the large sheets (35") without a hitch. I used the SH-4 
Harukaze, 
> which is a bargain at under $4 a sheet, and is one of the heavier 
> "inkjet-compatible" papers. I think I used the Tokinoko profile 
with the now 
> "old" piezo inks. The black looked amazing. Hiromi herself took a 
look and 
> couldn't believe it!  Can't wait to try with the piezoTones.
> 
> Worth playing with.
> 
> Antonis