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Re: [Digital BW] Tinting the paper before or after?

2002-09-12 by Martin Wesley

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bo Wrangborg" <sm7bxd@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2002 6:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Tinting the paper before or after?


(snip)

> Hrrm..Smile...- it was not on *that* level I was thinking. This group
> must be very old - did you have tea and coffee in the carts at that
> time as well? Who knows - Tinting papers with Coca-Cola might give
> you a more sweet look!
> It's carbonized - not? So it must be fade resistant.......<g>

Bo,

Only is you use Earl Grey. <G>
>
> OK....
> If I put it this way - is there a "brown" paper out there, and has
> anyone tried a neutral print on it. If - what was the result?
> Many in this group I think do experiment with inks and papers, and
> find it interesting.
> Did that neutral ink cover the "brown" or tinted paper?
> Just curious! (Might start experimenting myself...)

Well there are some dark uncoated art papers that make interesting prints.
They are more gray than brown. Be careful of colored papers as they are
often of low quality and might give you problems.

Martin

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