Digital BW, The Print

Martin, 

I think you can get the Torchon for less than $4 a 11x17 sheet!

Check mediastreet.com for "Royal Riviera" at $53.30 for 25 sheets.  That is compared to the digitalartsupplies.com (DAS) price of $72.95 for (10) sheets of Torchon 11x17.   And if you cut the 11x17 in half, you are getting 50 sheets of 8.5 x 11 for $53.30 which is darn cheap for such a nice paper.  (By the way, Torchon is one of my top three favorite papers). 

Also, regarding Structure...check your swatch with your ph test pen....and I think you will find it is not acid free on the back (...I could be mistaken as I tested this weeks ago and do not have my notes at this location).  That may not matter to some folks, but it is important to me. 

That said, I recall that the Structure (mediastreet sells it as Aspen Moguls) printed with very good black...also probably a result of the bright white contrast to the eye.  Structure  is also "only" $39.95 for (10) sheets of 11x17 at DAS versus $29.09 for (20) sheets of Mogul at Mediastreet.com.  That's right...twice as much paper for less dollars...hard to believe isn't it?

It does pay to shop around.

That said, DAS does offer a very good line up of specialty papers (well described in their website and catalog) and if you really want/need something and need it badly...always check them too...they may have it.  I found their customer service to be very responsive...but then again so was the nice customer service rep at mediastreet.

We are lucky to be able to search for these products so quickly and easily on the net.


Steadman

Martin Wrote:
(SNIP)
  Of 
  course with a sheet price of $4 for 11x17 Torchon I don't know how 
  much I will be using! 


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