Digital BW, The Print

Could you elaborate a little on how the Moab paper compares to Epson 
velvet fine art in texture and brightness?




--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> I just printed some Moab Entrada Fine Art Natural 190.  It is 
another cotton
> paper with no optical brighteners, and the price at Inkjetgoodies 
might make
> it about the most affordable cotton paper (now that Eclipse Satine 
is gone).
> 
> There are also 300 weight and brightened versions of this paper.
> 
> The paper looks a lot like the new Epson/PremierArt paper.  
The "natural,"
> no OB surface is, nonetheless, very bright, measuring a visual 
0.02, with
> yellow up 0.02, giving it a bit of a creamy appearance.  The paper 
has the
> same dmax of 1.60-1.62 with the 1280, UltraTone inks, Eboni black 
at 1440
> (white paper under the test sheet when reading the density).
> 
> The UltraSmooth/PremierArt curves just posted seemed to be very 
close to
> what this paper needs.
> 
> I don't think they are the same paper, however.  The Entrada has 
some
> roughness in the shadow tones, and I did have some flaking of the 
surface.
> 
> So, as just a very initial reaction, I'd say its another good 
cotton paper
> option and a worthy replacement for Eclipse Satine.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com