Digital BW, The Print

Royal Renaissance is the Media Street name for Photo Rag. It's a
hahnemuhle paper, and has fantastic quality, and deep blacks. One of the
best papers there is. Yes, there is a good and bad side for printing.
Using Paul Roark's curves and the MIS VM inkset, the print settings are
nearly identical to those I use for Epson Archival Matte paper.

Jerry

Jim Panzer wrote:
> 
>     Thanks for the tips Martin and Steadman!
> 
>     I did do a print over the weekend that I have printed before on EAM.  On
> the EAM I have been very happy with the way it turns out, all though when I
> did the same print on the Royal Ren. the picture was washed out and very
> gray toned, no real blacks and no real whites, but I printed the same way I
> do with the EAM, and the EAM looks great in my humble opinion.  I am just
> wondering where I went wrong?  This may sounds silly but is there a
> preferred side to print on with this paper?  I looked for the paper work but
> could find anything that stated one side over the other, all though the
> surfaces do feel different.  I will probably just do an experiment using the
> other side, it's just this stuff isn't cheap as I am sure you all know.
> 
>     If your going to print and you just want to increase the blacks in you
> images is the general way of doing this through curves?  OK, thanks again.
> 
> Jim P
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Wesley [mailto:mwesley250@...]
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 11:13 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Royal Renaissance tips?
> 
> Jim,
> 
> Tyler's RGB separation curves for MIS-VM ink and the Epson 1280 were
> specifically made for Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, aka Media Streets Royal Ren. So
> if you use the proper settings for those curves you will be right on target,
> even better than on EAM. I generally never change the paper thickness lever
> on my 1280's. The 189 gsm feeds just fine.
> 
> I don't know if spraying this paper will gain you much.
> 
> I have never used it for color. You will have to experiment with the driver
> settings or have a custom ink/paper profile made which is probably the best
> way to go. You might want to ask that question on the Archival Color list,
> too.
> 
> Martin Wesley
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Panzer" <jimp@...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, June 21, 2002 12:32 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Royal Renaissance tips?
> 
> >     Hi, well, I received my box of Media Streets Royal Ren. 189gm paper
> > today.  I have been using only Epson AM until now.  I was wondering if
> > anyone might have any tips they could possibly give me before I start
> > printing?  Like which paper type do I choose, and should I use the (+)
> > setting on my printer for thinker paper.  Also, should I spray this paper
> > afterwards with krylon UV#1305?  I am printing on an Epson 1280 with MIS
> VM,
> > through Photoshop using mostly Tyler's colder curves.  Is this paper good
> > for color also?  I am using an Epson 820 with stock inks for color too,
> but
> > mostly I do black and white.  Thanks in advance, take care.
> >
> > Jim P
> >
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