Digital BW, The Print

>
> "Clayton Jones" cj@ wrote:

> ...
> > Innova's STA is the only one that even comes close to competing with
> > VFA. If anyone has any other non-OBA matte paper they think I should
> > try please contact me.


<tyler@...> wrote:

> Perhaps Museum Etching, lovely paper. But the Innova you've discovered

>is very nice and  hard to beat. It may not be 100% rag, but

>I'm not sure that's as big a deal as some think.


The PermaJet version of the Innova Soft Texture, which they called
"Alpha" (why?), has a cotton base and was my paper of choice for some
time.   When PermaJet left the U.S. market MIS started to package the
Innova alpha-cellulose version, continuing to use a name that included
"Alpha."  I found that the alpha cellulose version was more prone to
overloading and blotchiness if -- but only if -- very dilute inks were
used.  This will be very dependent on which inkset is used.  With most
inksets, it's going to be a very nice paper and reasonably priced.

By the way, the Premier Art Hot Press line of papers has a marginal dmax
(low 1.60's) only with the 205 weight (the Epson Scrapbook paper).  The
270 and 325 weights should hit the high 1.60s.  They may have the
highest dmax of non-OBA papers that I've used.

Paul

www.PaulRoark.com <http://www.PaulRoark.com>







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