Digital BW, The Print

Hi Clayton:

Over the years I've seen and tested a few hundred "fine-art" matte  
and watercolor papers, and I think Hahnemuhle Museum Etching is a  
good contender as a non-OBA paper. It has as good a Dmax visually as  
any matte paper I've seen, it feels incredibly nice in the hand (it's  
350gsm and feels more like 400gsm to me compared with most 300gsm  
papers) and is great when matted in large sizes because it sits so  
flat. It also doesn't come across as being too warm in color to me,  
though the base is definitely not bright white either. It also does  
not flake or scuff as easily as many other papers in its class with  
all the pigment inks I've used with it.

All the best,

Andrew
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On Jan 3, 2008, at 9:04 PM, Clayton Jones wrote:

> Hello Rick,
>
> >The other significant concern is what this fluorescence does to  
> prints
> >viewed under mixed light sources that contain a strong component  
> of UV
> >(such as daylight). Can you say metamerism?
>
> Very interesting, first time I've heard of that. I'd love to use a
> non-OBA matte paper but unfortunately I've yet to find one that has as
> good a dmax as HPR and VFA. I've tested lots of papers and there's a
> noticeable difference between these two and the others that I'm not
> willing to give up. There are some new ones I haven't tried yet.
> Does anyone know if any of them have as good a dmax?
>
> Regards,
> Clayton
>
> Info on black and white digital printing at
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>
>






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