Digital BW, The Print

Hey Don,

Yes, I bought the paper at the local art store.  The sheets come in a 
number of weights, some fairly thick.  The blocks I have floating 
around are 300 gsm (or 140 lb).  For the heck of it, I just threw one 
of them on the printer, using FSN inks via Piezography plug-in.  The 
print is .............not bad at all.  There was no rub-off.  I 
remeber distinctly that when using OEM dyes the color prints were 
rather muted in saturation.  But the BW was actually very good.  The 
print I spoke of in my collegue's office is one I go look at quite 
often.  I have never been able to duplicate as good a print with the 
FS pigments.  But that is true for only this one photograph - it is 
very luminous, transparent, I don't what to call it exactly.  One 
thing I have often wondered is: are dye inks to pigment inks the same 
as watercolor to acrylic (or oils)?  The former are more transparent, 
and allow the underlying paper to assert itself more.

How's your panorama stitching going?  Would love to see more of your 
work in an exchange.

Best wishes.

Shilesh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Don Eby <don_eby@y...> 
wrote:
> --- Shilesh Jani <shilesh.jani@s...>
> wrote:
> > Hey Don
> > 
> > A while back, I used a fair amount of Arches
> > Hot Press paper, which 
> > comes in a number of sizes in watercolor
> > blocks, or in deckeled edge 
> > sheets.  
> 
> Shilesh, 
> 
> Thanks for the tip. I will have to check that out
> soon. Since I have moved several times in the
> last few months, (and again next month), testing
> paper has taken a back seat to other
> responsibilities. Once I am settled in, I will
> continue the quest, and will check it out. What
> was your source for the paper? Local Art store, I
> presume?
> 
> Don
> 
> 
> 
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