Digital BW, The Print

It is precisely that reason that one might want to consider this route; 
everyone has a different combination of ink/printer/imagery and 
different preferences and goals with their work.

Sometimes it is possible to end up with a better product by hand 
because you are willing to do things that commercial companies can't do 
in a production type environment, either because of cost or effort or 
otherwise. I know that it isn't easy and that it won't save money but 
the results could be better, if only for the uniqueness.

-mh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "J. Arthur Davis" <
jarthurdavis@e...> wrote:
> -mh
> If you think $38.00 is a lot of money for 500ml of coating then you better
> stick with the papers that are available presently. It is going to cost you
> far more then $38 to coat a properly working sheet.
> 
> I have found that most times it is not the sheet or the inks that are the
> problem, but the operator. You have to take the time to test and create
> profiles so the combination of the printer/ink/paper work in combination
> with each other. There just are no shortcuts in this industry.
> 
> The paper manufacturers have spent 100's of thousands of dollars getting
> these sheets to the market. If it were easy everyone would be making their
> own paper and coatings.
> 
> "It just aint gona happen!"
> 
> 
> Jim Davis
> http://www.visual-artists.com
> davis.jarthur@v...
> Supplier of fine art printing products
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <mh@t...>
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...>
> Sent: Thursday, September 27, 2001 12:07 PM
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: sizing uncoated papers
> 
> 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Mark Tucker" <mark@m...>
> > wrote:
> > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., mh@t... wrote:
> > > > URL:  http://www.lotusviewcamera.at/
> > >
> > > This is liquid photo emulsion, similar to LiquidLight, for coating
> > > paper for DARKROOM work; not for inkjet printing. I agree with
> > > Diana; why try to reinvent the wheel?
> >
> >
> > You didn't look in the right place.
> >
> > I could see this as being something I would like to try, but the cost
> > in money and time would be great. Their 500ml bottle is about $38 USD,
> > is that correct?
> >
> > As far as coatings and archival-ness, what is usually the ingredient
> > that causes the most concern? and what is it in them that reacts to ink
> > in sometimes ill ways?
> >
> > -mh
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