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dream paper: cotton, no OBA's, ~300gsm, slight texture?

2005-08-10 by Intrinsic Pictures

I'm at that point again where all my testing and reading about various 
papers is making my head spin. This has been recurring every few months 
since I got into this. ;-)

Clayton's Paper Chase and other posts have been quite helpful, but I 
for the life of me cannot find something that meets all 4 of the 
criteria in the title.

Hey, maybe I'm just anal, but I suspect there are plenty of you in my 
situation:
--OBA's: too much of a pain with mats, and what will they look like 
down the road?; I don't mind a hint of warmth in the paper anyway, so 
would just assume avoid them
--to me, right around 300 gsm is the magic number--much less feels too 
flimsy, and much more gets pricey and doesn't always feed well
--I like the hard/smooth look of PAHP and others if it's heading 
straight for a frame, but to customers who are handling prints it reads 
as cheapo card stock; if I'm not going the RC/"photographic" route, I 
want something that feels more special and fine art-y
--AC sounds promising, but it's one more unfamiliar hurdle for my 
clients to understand, so I'm wimping out and sticking with good ol' 
marketable cotton

It's HPR without the OBA's and occasional flakiness. Innova Soft 
Texture or Cold Press, but cotton (and while I'm dreaming, maybe a hair 
less warm).

Anyone?

TIA,
Doug
www.IntrinsicPictures.com

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