Digital BW, The Print

In the continuing quest for better dmax and more "punch" in my images,
I have to say, whatever MIS has done with the most recent UT7
formulation to make it work on RC paper, seems amazing to me.

Paul - after our exchange, I was digging through the paper stack and
found a packet with a few sheets of premium semigloss.  I remembered
reading a post from you about MIS claiming improved bronzing
characteristics, so I figured, what the heck - I'll give it a try (I
had long ago given up on RC papers as totally unacceptable with
pigmented inks - although, I never mastered the spray coating
technique, so that probably wasn't fair).

Well, the short answer is, I'm stunned.  There is still a little
bronzing (basically, reduced reflectance compared to the overall
print, in areas where K < ~2-3%) but you have to angle the print to
the light in such a way as to try to see it.  Under most conditions
and normal viewing angles, you don't see it at all.  And the blacks
are actually BLACK. What is really amazing is that this was achieved
as essentially a quad-tone mixing only the C, M, LC and LM inks.  Not
to mention that I think the micro detail is perceptibly much sharper
than any matte print (even EEM, which, archival or not has the
smoothest surface character of any matte paper I've used).

I had convinced myself that my matte prints looked pretty good, but
viewing them next to some prints of the same images on semigloss with
the latest UT7 inks - there is IMO no comparison.

Anybody in Austin, TX want to take the rest of my PAHP 325 paper off
my hands?? :-)

Doug

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>
> Doug,
> 
> Premier Art Print Shield (solvent) does not increase dmax, at least as
> normally used.  It actually decreases it.
> 
> (It sounds like your curve has a shadow ramp that needs fixing.) 
> 
> The water-based products like Eco can increase dmax, but smooth
application
> is tricky. 
> 
> Paul 
> www.PaulRoark.com 
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Doug
> > Wolf
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:36 PM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Matte paper, sprays and dmax
> > 
> > Greetings, group.
> > 
> > I've searched the archives, and have not come up with an answer,
> > although I imagine there is one there somewhere.
> > 
> > I've got a workflow using QTR with UT7 inks established, mostly on
> > premierart hotpress 325 gsm, and am very happy with most of the
> > results, as long as large black elements are not a major component of
> > the picture.  The dmax is such that if there are large shadow areas,
> > the print takes on a "muddy" feel. - High key prints, or those with
> > only small or diffuse shadow areas seem to look fine to me and other
> > viewers.
> > 
> > So the question is - does PremierArt print shield increase the dmax on
> > matte papers?  Has anyone had any experience with the PriemerArt ECO
> > coatings, and if so, does anyone know when the aerosol versions will
> > be available, and from where?
> > 
> > Thanks in advance -
> > 
> > Doug
> > 
> > 
> > 
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