Digital BW, The Print

Hi folks,

Using the Epson black ink has been fairly decent. I know that I can't 
achieve the rich blacks but at least I get a reasonable b and w 
print. I am in the process of testing various papers and found that 
EAM is very dead looking. It's cheap enough for proofing but as the 
final result the EAM whiteness of the Zone I-III regions are 
horrendous lacking in depth relative to the Photo Rag. I could sell 
it as a cheap version of the print or as giveaways to clients but 
that's about it...

Ironically I know that Photo Rag is extremely popular but I tried out 
the Wells River or William Turner 190 and it's fabulous looking. It's 
absolutely sharp yet at the same time its rough surface lends a 
certain edginess to it like a watercolor. It's an eerie feeling but 
with Epson inks it looks very good short of true piezography 
BW. :D... Any other people who enjoy the Wells River paper too? I 
do!!!

Also I'm happy about being able to do the testing of German Etching. 
I hope to report back on it later on tomorrow too :D... It's a 
thicker paper and I only discovered how to control the thickness of 
the paper going through the C80.

AW