Digital BW, The Print

Julian,

I tried some Museo and Torchon for the first time last week and my 
impressions of the Museo are very similar to yours. I think that it 
has one of the nicest surfaces around. (Best paper to varnish that I 
have found so far, if you ever have the urge.) My only complaints are 
the weaker blacks and I would like a brighter white base. But a good 
choice for smaller prints meant to be handheld.

I really like the blacks, white base and overall tone of the Torchon. 
At the moment I prefer it to the Turner 190 and German Etching. If 
this paper were available in a smooth texture like Museo it would be 
a strong contender to replace Epson Archival Matte for me. I should 
get the Schoellershammer Velvet 225 in a day or two and see how that 
prints.

Martin



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Julian Thomas" 
<julianthomas@t...> wrote:
> Sorry for the cross posting but it seems relevent...
> I've just got hold of a small pack of museo and I thought I'd share 
some
> initial impressions. I'm printing on an 1160, piezo CIS, lever in 
the down
> position. I was looking for a paper to print portfolio prints on. 
My usual
> WR/WT being too textured IMO for the kind of viewing distance 
typical of
> portfolio prints. I've only printed a couple of images, and I've 
only used
> the concord rag profile as advised by Crane.
> This is a very smooth sheet. Smoother than Torchon (thanks Tim, 
arrived
> today!). It is a good weight with a suitable 'fine art' feel. Mid 
tones and
> high lights are superb. I've just finished printing my Print 
exchange image
> which is almost totally about shades of grey with little blacks, 
and the
> image is superior IMO to WT/WR, where the texture gets in the way 
of small
> details. The downside is that the blacks have less impact than 
WT/WR and on
> one of the images I printed gave the impression of being less 
focussed.
> In conclusion, I'll certainly use it for the portfolio. It is a 
good paper
> and under the loupe hides the dither pattern better than WT/WR. 
I'll try
> experimenting with different profiles. WR/WT remains my paper of 
choice for
> framed exhibition prints. I have an exhibition in October and I'll 
print on
> WR/WT. I'm hoping that the new Hahnemuhle has a similar feel but 
with better
> blacks than Museo.
> 
> Julian
> 
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