Digital BW, The Print

Glad to hear it Martin, as I have nearly a thousand prints on this paper.

Never seen a green one yet.

Jerry

>
>
> The only referrences to greenish prints were with the Piezo inks but
> it occured on several different papers. Unless someone has seen this
> with one of the other ink sets, I believe this is a Piezo only issue
> and not limited to any one paper. I don't know if it is showing up
> more on EAM because of something is wrong with EAM or because lots of
> people use EAM.
>
> No observed fading at my place. The Piezo inks on EAM do warm up a
> bit but the effect is nice.
>
> Martin
>
>  --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
> <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > 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@e... 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
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> > > > 08037 Barcelona
> > > >
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> > >
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