Digital BW, The Print

Brightcube Gelatin Art is a 100% rag matte paper.  To the best of my
knowledge its the only one of its type.

Robert

On 7/14/02 7:14 PM, "Jerry Olson" <jerryolson@...> wrote:

> 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
>> rmorrison@...
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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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