I have seen Jerry Nevins's prints on Stonehenge paper, and they are quite nice. It will take a bit of tweaking the settings, but I'm sure you can get great prints on it. Jerry Does. Jerry O. Chris Hargens wrote: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, > Polls and other > > > resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > > > > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > > > > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you > wish to > > > unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting > this same > > > page. > > > > > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > > > - Include your full name with your message. > > > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > > > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier > messages to keep > > > them short. > > > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject > header. > > > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or > > > &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; > > > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > > > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the > various > > > resources on the homepage. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > > Please visit the Group Homepage to check the Files, Bookmarks, Polls and other resources as they are often being updated. The page is at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint > > If you wish to receive no emails or just a daily digest, or you wish to unsubscribe, please edit your Membership preferences by visiting this same page. > > Please follow these basic guidelines: > - Include your full name with your message. > - Include the address of your website, if you have one. > - As threads develop, trim off excess portions of earlier messages to keep them short. > - As the topic of a thread changes remember to change the subject header. > - Good manners are required at all time. No personal attacks or &amp;quot;flames.&amp;quot; > - Complete your Yahoo profile. > - Before posting a question, search the message archives and the various resources on the homepage. > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
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Re: [Digital BW] Smooth uncoated paper?
2002-10-17 by Jerry Olson
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