Digital BW, The Print

Paul Roark wrote:

>John wrote:
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>>... I just walked by a print that I did about 3 years ago 
>>on a metallic paper ...
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>I didn't follow the details, but the aluminum mounting thread got me
>thinking how interesting a B&W would look on a brushed metallic substrate.
>The metallic paper sounds intriguing.
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>Although I don't think I'd like the finish, the thought of a Pictorico clear
>base printed flipped and laminated carbon down to the metallic base sounded
>like a glossy version.
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>On a tangent, I tested a Permajet spray that gives glossy paper a semi-matte
>finish with very good, 2+ dmax.  It might be a contender.  I haven't seen if
>it'll take the plastic look away from a laminated print or the like.
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>Paul
>www.PaulRoark.com 
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Joseph Holmes had color prints on a translucent material mounted on bare 
aluminium skinned Alucobond (or Dibond, both Alusuisse (now Alcan) 
products) shown on last Photokina or the one before. Epson sponsered. 
Alucobond is sold in many colors and also just with the aluminium skin 
plates exposed. The aluminium treated though to reduce corrosion, 
varnish or anodised, I think the first. I think it was backlit material 
instead of transparent media as the metallic sheen wasn't strong but 
very nice.

BTW: Alusuisse used to send its customers calendars every year with 
mainly landscape photography that had the best Swiss or German offset 
printing possible on aluminium covered paper. My brother worked for 
Alusuisse till he retired about 2 years ago so I had my share of 
calendars. They did that for maybe twenty years or more. Often 
astonishing good sometimes a bit over the top when for example old 
paintings were reproduced that way.

The Joseph Holmes prints were more discrete in the use of the metal 
sheen and so very nice, the Alusuisse prints were sometimes a bit too 
metallic for the subject.

Ernst