Digital BW, The Print

Well, thank John. 

What matte/art papers do you recommend for the 2400 and k3inks?

Price is a consideration for me.


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john dean" 
<deanwork2003@...> wrote:
>
> Mark's right. Don't belive it. I have way too many Enhanced Matt
> proofs lying around that have yellowed in the border areas in just 5
> years when exposed to normal room light and indoor atmosphere.
> 
> Fact is, regardless of what Wilhelm says (and I for one never
> understood this rating and it bothers me that he says that), this 
is a
> low quality paper with a lot of obas to burn out. If you look at the
> back of a paper such as Enhanced Matte, Legion Matte (which is just 
as
> poor quality cellulose) or some of the Red River papers, etc, you 
will
> see the color that these prints will ultimately achieve, a warmish
> yellowish off white. This is really not a bad way to quickly 
evaluate
> a paper's base, look at the back. I've never seen a high quality
> printmaking paper, coated or uncoated, made for any purpose that 
will
> be significantly warmer on the back side than it is on front. 
> 
> I pretty much use Enanced Matt these days only for posters and
> aligning my printer. It is easy to print on and the coating is nice
> looking but I wouldn't send it to galleries.
> 
> John
>