Digital BW, The Print

I'm puzzled.  Did people coat "air dried fibre prints"  (is that the right
term that people attach to fine darkroom prints?)?  I understand coating to
make up for the current (and reducing) deficiencies in inkjet printing but I
am wondering if this is the short term goal or whether we are already
reaching beyond this.


> From: helen_bach2003 <helenbach@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 16:21:36 -0000
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Re: Why don't more people coat after printing?
> 
> Like Paul, I coat all my glossy prints. I've switched from Macdonald
> Sureguard - which gives a deeper gloss than Printshield, Imageshield
> etc - to four coats of water-based Golden UVLS over a Golden GAC-500
> isolation coat (thanks to Nick Nugent for suggesting the isolation
> coat). I apply these coats with a roller, and my main problem is dust.
> 
> Apart from the extra work involved, it may be that a significant
> number of people think that only matte prints signify 'Fine Art' and
> therefore they look upon glossy prints with disdain. I don't wish to
> comment on that attitude in polite company. However, I think that it's
> fair to say that not all images suit a gloss finish, and that gloss
> emphasises slight technical imperfections just as it does with
> traditional silver printing.
> 
> Best,
> Helen