Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., allentakichi@e... wrote:
> Tyler,
> 
snip...
> On the Arches regular uneven pattern, you 
> are probably seeing the residual screen 
> pattern from the mold making process.  Try 
> and decrease your inkload to eliminate 
> differential dot gain/bleed.  See why you 
> want a RIP to make the same colors different 
> ways?  I haven't run in to it but my uncoated 
> paper use in minimal.

Yes, I was using PressReady, and developed some curves that solved
all the bleeding and mottling problems with this 
paper. An ink limit had to be determined for each ink, then backed
out quickly to keep total ink very low. This resulted in 
much more severe curves than normal, and bringing in the darker inks
higher up the scale than normal.
However the results were better than I expected, decent blacks, and
all the beading/mottling that looks like larger grain 
disappeared. There is still something about this surface (cold press)
and sizing that creates a slight graininess, preventing 
the image depth I prefer for large formay photography. It could be
very good for smaller formats that have some image 
grain anyway.
But as soon as I printed an image with some smooth walls, I saw the
problem. It's a large, smooth, crosshatch pattern, 
maybe 3/4" square. Non existant on any other papers except Waterford
DI, so I assume it's in the manufacture or sizing 
process.
This along with the slight grain made me abandon these papers for
now. Too bad, because the lack of coating reaction 
leaves the inks their real color.
Tyler