Digital BW, The Print

>... what combinations of inks and papers any of
> you have found that looks something like platinum ...

The tone of the old platinum prints varied with the particular process.
However, I've taken test strips into displays of some of the old masters who
used platinum and found that the pure carbon pigments on matte paper look
very similar to the typical platinum prints.  I think the warm carbon
pigments look best on a non-optically brightened paper, either the creamy
Permajet Alpha and Innova Soft Texture, or the slightly brighter Epson
UltraSmooth and PremierArt Fine Art Hot Press.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 






> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jim
> Jasutis
> Sent: Saturday, June 11, 2005 5:32 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [Digital BW] Quick mini Platinum poll
> 
> I am kind of new here, and would like to ask a quick question.
> 
> I know that inkjet prints are an entitity unto themselves, and don't
> need to compare themselves nor try to emulate any other medium. That
> being said, there is a lot of talk of trying to make inkjet prints
> that look like traditional silver prints. One of the big stumbling
> blocks seems to be the sheen of the silver prints. Since Platinum was
> done on handcoated papers much more like the matte inkjet print
> papers, I was wondering what combinations of inks and papers any of
> you have found that looks something like platinum. I have never seen a
> platinum print in person, but I have read so many glowing reports
> about them, that I would like to see what an inkjet version would look
> like --- Thanks  -- JimJ
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