Digital BW, The Print

Group question:

How many have ever seen greenish prints on Epson Archival Matte?  I know of
2 people on the lists that have, and I'm wondering if they may have gotten a
bad batch of ink. I've been using this paper since it came out, for color,
for Cold tone MIS inks, and for Piezo inks. I have never seen any turning
green, OR fading OR color shifting under normal room lighting conditions.

Jerry





mwesley250@... wrote:

> 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
> >
> > -----------------------------------
> > Julian Thomas
> > Bruc 168-6-1
> > 08037 Barcelona
> >
> > tfno 679676321
>
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