Digital BW, The Print

You say you've had arches hot press/Epson 1270 photos hanging in your 
house for several years. I assume that these photos exhibit fewer of 
the negative characteristics you mentioned concerning uncoated 
papers. If this is the case, how were you able to avoid those 
problems? Also, seems to me that high-key (no deep blacks or heavy 
shadows with detail) photos might be less likely to exhibit the 
defects characteristic of photos made with uncoated papers. Any 
evidence that this is the case?

Chris

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Robert Morrison 
<rmorrison@p...> wrote:
> Right, I just did a similar thing...but I (and Antonis) agree that 
the
> Somerset Velvet texture doesn't look great coated.
> 
> You might try Arches Hot Press 90...I believe they have a white one 
now, so
> you don't have to use the natural color...altough its possible that 
the
> white may only be available in cold press (textured).  The 90 
(185gm) should
> go through your 3000 much like EAM.  There is also a 140 
(300gm)...I used to
> go through this by the case back in my drawing days.
> 
> The problem with all of these papers relative to coated inkjet 
papers,
> however, is posterization, poor shadow detail and blotching.  That 
said,
> I've had arches hot press/Epson 1270 photos hanging in my house for 
several
> years now.  I'm sure if you put your mind to it you could make it 
work...It
> would be a lot cheaper...that's for sure.  What you will really 
need for
> this is a RIP though...because the ink demand will be really, really
> different than the coated papers.
> 
> Robert
> 
> On 10/16/02 3:23 PM, "Paul Roark" <paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> 
> > Does anyone know if there is a smooth, uncoated paper?  Perhaps 
one of the
> > Arches cold or hot press papers?
> > 
> > The reason I ask is that Somerset Velvet hits a dMax of over 1.9 
with only
> > two coats.  However, I'm not a fan of the textured look.  It 
might be
> > interesting to see what a smooth uncoated paper would do.
> > 
> > Paul
> > http://www.PaulRoark.com
> > 
> > 
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