Digital BW, The Print

John,

Thanks very much for the info and advice regarding spraying -- I know 
the quality work you're doing so I trust and respect your opinion. On 
the Premier Art, are you using solvent or water-based spray?

Richard

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@y...> wrote:
> Richard,
> 
> The inksets that I tested were Ultrachrome and Cone Piezzotone 
carbon
> sepia. 
> 
> Scuff resistance is not something that is easy to test because it 
can
> vary widely from situation to situation. The Premier Art is quite
> tough though and you certainly don't have the speckles and flaking
> issues in the blacks that you do with Hahnemuhle for instance. I 
think
> Innova will be good also but I can't testify to it yet. It seems to
> hold up well. 
> 
> However.... I wouldn't dream of producing one of these books to be
> handled without spraying because the added protection is major for 
all
> media. I think we are already pushing the limits of what a "book"
> should consititue by using inkjet media in the first place and if
> someone pays me a thousand dollars plus to output one I certainly
> don't want it coming back to me in a couple of months. So far none
> have and I have done a lot of them for designers.
> 
> This new Crane paper looks a lot like Premier Art but I have't used 
my
> samples yet to do anything with.
> 
> 
> John
>