Digital BW, The Print

You can't get deep blacks on uncoated somerset velvet

Jerry

robotmonkey1 wrote:
> 
> Hi Martin,
> 
> This would be the standard uncoated Velvet. My impression was that the
> standard Velvet was one of the best papers for 4-ink printers, such as
> my 1160.
> 
> Best, Jamie.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Martin Wesley"
> <mwesley250@e...> wrote:
> > Jamie,
> >
> > Did you get the "Photo Enhanced", that is inkjet receptor coated,
> Velvet or
> > the uncoated standard? That may be your problem.
> >
> > Martin Wesley
> > http://www.borderless-photos.de/guests.html
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "robotmonkey1" <dandy@q...>
> > To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 09, 2002 3:20 PM
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Sommerset Velvet...am I missing something here?
> >
> >
> > > Something possessed me to try out a new paper in my workflow, in this
> > > case Sommerset Velvet. None of the local photography stores carried it
> > > so I decided to cut my own from larger sheets available at a
> > > traditional art store. I know from previous posts that people are
> > > using EAM (my favored paper) for proofing and Sommerset Velvet for
> > > production prints. Are the curves THAT different for the papers? I
> > > have ended up with flat, blotchy, and bizarre-cold hued prints, even
> > > though the VM curve was warm.
> > >
> > > Am I missing something obvious here about the handling of Sommerset
> > > Velvet? Is there something special about the stock marketed towards
> > > digital printing?
> > >
> > > Sorry if this topic has been covered previously...I could not find the
> > > answers in a quick search of the archives.
> > >
> > >
> > > Best, Jamie.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > :Jamie Drouin Photographs:
> > > http://www.jamiedrouin.com
> > >
> > >
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