Digital BW, The Print

To be precise I think the rotring pen is branded "isograph" - these are the
refillable ones that come empty to begin with.  One issue with them: they
have a fine (depending on pen) steel nib which catches easily on RC paper if
moved at speed (eg while signing).

And to Seth:  why on earth do you not consider "glossy" an exhibition
medium?  We are talking about RC papers generally here and so I will assume
you extend your view to semi-matte RC paper.  I have to say that almost all
conventional and Lightjet work I have seen exhibited would fall into the
glossy or semi-matte category.  RC ink jet is not as prevalent simply
because of the issues we have been trying to overcome (bronzing-free
longevity).  I suspect you have the cart before the horse on this one.


> From: Steven Karafyllakis <steve@...>
>
>> 
> The rapidograph works well because it is A)the same ink you just
> made your print with (Shirley no curator can object to that)
> and B) You can dilute the ink to give you any shade you want.
> I also dislike a dark, obtrusive signature; I have it diluted to
> about the same shade as a no3 pencil. IT DOES NOT work well on matte
> papers, even RC, though it does work on air-dried fiber-base glossy
> paper. As long as you keep it to semi-gloss and glossy papers, its
> fine. They real down side though is: you only get one shot at it, so
> practice first on scrap!
> 
> Steve Karafyllakis
> 
>