Digital BW, The Print

If its an rc type paper, I would really not like it. Nothing looks worse
than that stuff.

Jerry

Robert Morrison wrote:
> 
> Jerry,
> 
> Completely forgot about this one:
> 
> http://www.brightcube.com/products/paper/details/gel.php
> 
> Gelatin art might be worth a look...it is a rag 300gm paper made for dyes.
> I believe that John Nollendorfs suggested that he got good results with his
> dyes...but I doubt it will make it 25 years...nonetheless the prints will
> look fantastic.  It used to be called Xtreme Gamut Gelatin.  I have some and
> will fire it up with 1280 dyes when I get a chance.  It has pretty heavy
> texture, though.
> 
> Robert
> 
> PS This is rather off topic for the BW list...you might want to ask this
> question on the archival color list...just be aware that there are many
> people on that list who do not view the 1280 inks in any way archival.
> ----------------------
> Robert Morrison
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> On 7/14/02 2:21 PM, "Robert Morrison" <rmorrison@...> wrote:
> 
> > On 7/13/02 2:40 PM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> wrote:
> >
> >> What do you think of the Photo rag for epson 1280 color inks?  I'm
> >> looking for a really nice paper that will last at least as long as the
> >> 26 years claimed by epson for their 1280 color inkset. I have run fade
> >> tests with this ink, south window, etc, and it doesn't fade at all to
> >> the eye, even after 2 months in the sun. So it should really be good for
> >> 26 years under glass, I would think. Anyway, at the low prices I sell
> >> for, I'm not going to worry about it, as I don't sell a lot of color.
> >> The Recommended Epson heavyweight matte is not nearly heavy enough for me.
> >
> > To the best of my knowledge no other matte paper has lasted 25 Wihelm years
> > with the 1270/1280 inks...Heavyweight Matte is your only option for a
> > "certified" longevity in this range.  I would just print some color targets
> > on a couple of different papers and put them in window with a heavy weight
> > matte print.  I think that Archival Matte gets 10 years with the dyes...so
> > you could use that as another calibration point for your fade test.
> >
> > Robert
> >
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