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RE: [Digital BW] Experiments; question

2004-03-10 by Paul D. DeRocco

> From: sandersm@... [mailto:sandersm@...]
>
> The BO print with matte K on Epson semigloss was a dud.   The paper
> cockled under the amount of ink the printer laid down to create
> the black field.
> This was a disappointment, because BO had worked so well in all other
> respects.   I changed to an image with a more even distribution
> of grays, and this BO
> paper/ink combination looked great with the second image.

When I tried Matte Black on Premium Luster (which is basically the same as
Semigloss but for the scale of the texture), it was apparent that the ink
itself had a matte finish. It killed the shine anywhere it was dark, which
made the print look horrible.

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Ciao,               Paul D. DeRocco
Paul                mailto:pderocco@...

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