Digital BW, The Print

> So John..
> Do You Like The WIlliam Turner Better Than The Photo Rag or is it another
> nice Choice?
> Its Interesting Following you guys with the curves..
> J.Doyle Enterprises L.L.C.
> 856-424-8660
> http://www.shadesofpaper.com

Last month or so I asked about Hahnemuhle's William Turner paper and received some 
excellent info from the list members. I thought I'd pass on my experience with William 
Turner since I've been using it regularly now.

I've been using exclusively Epson Enhanced Matte for proofing and everyday prints and 
Hahnemuhle's PhotoRag for a nicer presentation. But I wanted a paper with a little more 
interest - a little more surface texture or tooth. In the past I used German Etching - the 
surface has a rough texture that actually has little threads of cotton if examined closely 
but a touch too rough for me. 

Jim Doyle - www.shadesofpaper.com - was nice enough to send me some sample William 
Turner paper. 

First I tried Epson Velvet Fine Art which is essentially Epson's version of PhotoRag...so that 
paper was out. The tooth was the same as PhotoRag and using my eyedropper Dmax was 
better with PhotoRag too.

Next I printed with William Turner. Under a loupe William Turner has a rough orange-peel-
skin like tooth to the surface and might be a touch warmer when compared to PhotoRag. 
The tooth is much closer to German Etching than PhotoRag and has a fine sandpaper feel 
to the surface. Dmax was excellent too.

So now my favorite paper at this time is William Turner with PhotoRag a close second.

I'm printing with Epson 890/UT2/QTR

John V.