Digital BW, The Print

First off, thanks Mr. Roark, so much, for the great info!.......After 
musing on this subject of gloss/pigment, I remembered that I had some 
permajet matte-plus somewhere. This paper I could never get to work 
with lyson quads, but I pulled it out. I like the surface. Very smooth, 
and the feel is photographic as opposed to fine art. Just made a print 
and this paper works great with UT2 inks. Maybe the best image quality 
I have gotten.
So.....now I am wondering if there is a paper that is even smoother 
that this. What I need is a paper that can be handled, and have a lot 
of wow appeal, for musician/artist promo packages. They almost always 
want Glossy, but this paper sure has a nice feel and pop to it. I am 
thinking that maybe this could work for what I need. It does not feel 
like kinkos paper. (i have had a few people tell me that photo rag 
looks like fancy kinkos paper..geez) But possibly there is a paper that 
is even more smooth to the touch. I am going to start using this more 
though. Just wondering if there is something between gloss and matte, 
thanks for any help as usual, Doug M
On Oct 19, 2004, at 5:54 PM, Paul Roark wrote:

>
>  There is no perfect pigment glossy B&W print as far as I know.  I 
> think the
>  sprayed ones are the closest we can get to it at this point.  
> Frankly, since
>  I don't like the RC look, the pearl or semi-gloss finish is near 
> perfect for
>  me, but that's clearly subjective.
>


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