Digital BW, The Print

Thanks Paul,

I guess I will just have to mount, spray, and sell a bunch of prints and see if I get 
any returns.  These surfaces are so delicate, even, I suspect, with the Print Shield 
spray.  It doesn't take much of an accidental bump from the edge of another print, 
piece of mat board, slight touch of a fingernail, etc, to leave an unacceptable mar.  
So even figuring out how to wrap and transport a finished print for sale is a 
challenge.  Thanks for the input. 

Tom  

 
> Tom,
> 
> >Do you think that the Premier Art Print Shield offers enough protection 
> >to a print to display it without glass?  
> 
> It's all relative, of course.  I have been smudging with fingers and wiping
> off, and taking a wet paper towel to the surface.  The sprayed prints do
> fine with this type of abuse. <<
>  
> > The sprayed print seems like it won't scuff 
> >quite as easily as an unsprayed print and does have some protection 
> >from moisture, but still seems like a fairly vulnerable surface.
> 
> I agree.  I recommend spraying for matte papers also if they are not going
> to be under glass.  But, don't try to clean them with a wet paper towel! <<
> 
> > I would really like to sell these prints with 
> >Print Shield spray and no glass but worry about their 
> >vulnerability to physical damage.  
> 
> Yep, I agree.
> 
> At my level, I find buyers are just not asking about many questions at all.
> EEM, cotton, ... it's all the same to them.  They are strictly buying the
> image.  So, if the image has a higher dynamic range and visual impact, will
> it be more appealing?  Or, whether they ask or not, does the traditional
> matting and glazing convey a sense that this is a traditional, archival B&W?<<
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com