Digital BW, The Print

Tyler,

I'm curious as to what you think of Torchon.  It was always my favorite 
paper, although its very figured surface, beautiful on its own and  
which disappears in colored areas, could be noticeable and therefore 
distracting in very light expanses such as a pale sky.  The only reason 
I stopped using it and have been looking for a replacement ever since 
was its propensity to "flake", leaving white spots which are nearly 
impossible to spot.  Brushing off the surface before printing does 
improve one's odds for avoiding "flaking" (I've never been convinced 
that something actually flakes off, because I've looked very carefully, 
and never found a loose flake), but still, it's disheartening to print 
a big print, especially, and find white spots.  But I've always got the 
best reds with this paper.  Also, what is your reaction to Entrada?  
Mine is that it looks very good with proper profiling, but it is more 
difficult to profile than other papers.  And I've even seen some 
flaking with it- not as bad as Hana papers, but occasionally- which 
makes me suspect that the very dry conditions under which I print may 
be part of the equation.

James