Digital BW, The Print

On 7/4/02 5:22 PM, "Sam A. McCandless" <samcc@...> wrote:

> It was 50+ (and counting) Wilhelm years for the Neutral ink set on
> Lyson's Standard Fine Art paper by whatever cutoff made it into
> Wilhelm's 6/9/99 report, which is still available on InkJetArt.com.
> (It was also 50+ and counting for Epson's (improved) Photo Paper but
> 75+ and counting for Somerset Velvet.) But by whatever cutoff made it
> into Wilhelm's 6/20/2000 report, LSFA and SV were both at 100+ (and
> still counting) Wilhelm years and Epson's Photo Paper had died at 80
> - 90 Wilhelm years.

I believe that Lyson's Standard fine Art paper is the one that they make for
Iris dyes?  If so...it is loaded with acid to work better with the
dyes...while I'm sure it will last just fine in Wilhelm's "accelerated"
tests...I'd bet that the paper will be badly yellowed after just 10 years of
real aging.  That's the problem with dyes on fine art paper...you need acid
in the paper to make them look good and last...this is a penny wise and
pound foolish proposition.  If you are going to print with dyes I would
suggest one of the swellable polymer papers...don't use fine art papers with
dyes if you want longevity.  Brightcube's Gelatin Fine Art might be worth a
look if you really want to print on fine art media...I don't think that is
loaded with acid.

Robert