Digital BW, The Print

For: Martin Wesley

> I can't imagine displaying any paper art without glazing. The surface 
> is too
> fragile and the materials vulnerable to insect damage among other 
> things.

But that is the major purpose of the coating.


> I would be willing to bet that this will be the case indefinitely. 
> Even if
> you coat the print your mats would degrade pretty quickly without the
> protection of glass.

The purpose of a mat is to keep the glass from touching the surface of 
the print. If there is a protective coating of the print and there is 
no glass no mat is necessary: the print can be displayed like an oil 
painting. One way would be to mount the print on an aluminum sheet, or 
on foam core.

--Mitch/Bangkok