Digital BW, The Print

When I screened gloss/luster papers a year ago I came to the conclusion  
that luster/pearl papers were better to spray...because they are much  
less technique dependent to get a reproducible surface.  Try spraying  
some Ilford Smooth Pearl printed with the ultratones and let us know  
how the bronzing is.

Robert


On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 11:33 AM, Paul Roark wrote:

>> The sprays do increase the dmax.  I've gotten things as high as 2.5
>> with the Epson photo black...but the dmax from the 2200 starts higher
>> (around 2.3) than the dmax from  the older printers
>
> I just sprayed some Ilford Smooth Glossy with Grumbacher Tuffilm.  The  
> dmax
> went from 2.0 to 2.18 (Epson 1160) with the MIS Photo K.  The Epson  
> Photo K
> went from 2.02 to 2.15.  The MIS PK actually seems to look better.  The
> Epson 100% patch seems to take on a bit of a dotty look.  I think  
> maybe the
> Grumbacher and the Epson coating don't get along all that well.
>
> The surface of the Ilford Smooth glossy with the spray is about half  
> way to
> the look of the Epson Premium Luster, but with no bronzing or veiled  
> 100%
> black -- very nice.  Also the finger prints no longer show  
> significantly.
> Too bad spraying is a bit of a hassle.
>
> I also tried some wax (Dorland -- just because I had some).  It rubbed  
> off
> the Eboni on the glossy paper, but the Photo K looked good.  I think  
> the
> spraying is going to be easier than waxing, however.  I also think it
> protects the print from finger prints better.
>
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
>
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