Digital BW, The Print

Andy,

To be honest, IMO there is no paper like EAM, for many attributes, 
inexpensive, readily available, great tonal range, fairly good 
permanence, an on and on. I also use the Hehnemuhle line for showing, 
when people actually handle the prints - the tactile effect. I don't 
sell, so "archival" is not an issue for me. FS inks on EAM are "light-
fast" enough for me, and I don't worry whether the print will last 
longer than my life. All of my b/w prints on my wall were made on EAM.

Eclipse Satine Bright White, and better yet Eclipse Satine Soft White 
are excellent papers to use with FS inks. There are good deals to be 
had at inkjetgoodies.com right now on these papers.

Hope this helps.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "akivisuals" 
<akivisuals@y...> wrote:
> Thanks Shilesh.  I've heard a lot of people print with the 
> Somerset Velvet, but I haven't had any particularly good results 
> with that paper.  The EAM prints great, but I'm a bit concerned 
> with the acid content of the paper and the fact that people are 
> noticing a change from the bright white to a more yellow tone.  I 
> also really like the Photo Rag papers, but they are so expensive 
> that I'd really like a cheaper option.  Which papers do you like 
for 
> good detail, smooth tones, deep blacks and for it's archival 
> properties?  
> 
> Andy
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Shilesh Jani" <
> shilesh.jani@s...> wrote:
> > Andy,
> > 
> > It was my post you probably saw. Just to clarify, I use EAM and 
> a 
> > number of art papers with the FS-N on a 1280. Each paper 
> requires a 
> > bit of tweaking, which I do as an curve layer for each paper. My 
> > attempt with Somerset Velvet (Enhanced) were not very good. I 
> did not 
> > work very hard to optimize. But I noticed really washed out 
> tones, so 
> > I stopped there.  It is interesting that Somerset paper does not 
> get 
> > discussed very much in this forum.
> > 
> > Hope this helps.
> > 
> > Shilesh
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "akivisuals" 
> > <akivisuals@y...> wrote:
> > > I read on a post that MIS FS-N doesn't do well on Somerset 
> > > Velvet.  Does that go for the Somerset Photo Enhanced as 
> well?  
> > > I have printed a bit on the Somerset and it looked a bit 
> blotchy in 
> > > sections.  Is that what the person was referring to?  I like 
that 
> I 
> > > don't see any corduroy banding on the Somerset as I do on 
> EAM, 
> > > but I do really like the detail, bright white and smooth tones 
of 
> > the 
> > > EAM.  Are there any other good options to try out?  Thanks!
> > > 
> > > Andy