Digital BW, The Print

Allen,

You just cut through to the quick of a long running discussion that 
started up on the Piezo list. Apparently many people, myself 
included, really like the EAM with the Piezo ink set. Smooth, bright 
white, stiff, nice warm/neutral tone, low cost.

Steadman Uhlich was the first to point out the acid content problem. 
In addition, a connection has been made between EAM and a green shift 
with Piezo (not convinced about the paper connection myself). But the 
end result was that a great big group of people went out looking for 
a paper to replace EAM.

Museo seems to be one of the front-runners but the new Hahnemule 
paper sounds like a real winner for EAM users.

Also thanks for pointing out the difference between an archival paper 
and an archival image. They are tossed about freely and while they 
are interconnected over the long haul, they are not the same thing. 

Martin



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., allentakichi@e... wrote:
> Todd,
> 
> You may want to reconsider buying epson 
> Archival Matt.  I used my ph pen from light 
> impressions on it to find that the surface 
> coating is acid free and the back side base is 
> not.  
> 
> "Archival" really means that you can stick 
> something into a drawer and when you come 
> back many years later, it's the same.   In 
> printmaking/drawing etc. just using acid free 
> materials gives it the "archival" name.
> 
> Archival is a separate issue from Longevity 
> or Lightfastness but is used interchangeably 
> in the "venacular".   
> 
> Moral of the story is to do your own tests 
> and pass the info on in an excellent forum 
> like this.  
> 
> For an ultimate solution in archival, the 
> Crane Museo would be the standard in my 
> book.
> 
> Allen Maertz
> lincolninks.com
> 
(snip earlier)