Digital BW, The Print

For Mitch:

Yes, the PremierArt spray could be used for large prints. It adds one 
more step to the process, but it not only seems to help with bronzing 
but also is the only spray shown to extend print life (at least on 
some papers). There are details at www.wilhelm-research.com. You can 
purchase it from www.inkjetart.com.

As for the Epson Glossy Paper Photo Weight - yes, I think it might be 
trouble for larger prints. I tend to dry mount my prints, so then 
it's not such an issue. But I think it might otherwise be too thin. 
As I said, I really wish Epson would release it with a thicker base.

I have been trying like crazy to get a sample of some black and white 
output using ImagePrint and the Ultrachromes on a semigloss paper. If 
you'd be able to help me out with this, please contact me off list at 
dhobman@.... Perhaps I could send you a few sheets of the 
Epson Glossy Paper Photo Weight in exchange for a sample output of 
yours on the semimatte paper (which I would be happy to send back 
after seeing it). Or we could make other arrangements.

Dirk Hobman


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Mitch Alland 
<malland@x> wrote:
> For: Dirk Hobman
> 
> > As for the bronzing problem, have you tried using an overspray 
such
> > as PremierArt spray? I have found this to virtually eliminate the
> > problem when using the Ultratone inks, though it is somewhat
> > dependent on the paper. I do not know if this would apply equally
> > well to the Ultrachrome inks.
> 
> Can this spray be used on large prints (16x24 and 24x36 inches)?
> 
> 
> > Also, have you tried using Epson Professional Glossy Paper (aka
> > Glossy Paper Photo Weight in roll form)? I found this to have the
> > least bronzing of any glossy paper for black and white prints. The
> > print surface is almost exactly like a traditionally processed 
black
> > and white fiber based print. I would prefer a thicker base with 
the
> > same surface characteristics, but that doesn't seem to exist.
> 
> I'll have to try this paper, but I see that it comes only in a 22 
inch 
> and not a 24 inch roll and that it's weight is only 215g/sqm which 
> could be a bit thin for large prints -- Semi-Matte is 250g/sqm. 
What do 
> you think?
> 
> --Mitch/Bangkok