Digital BW, The Print

Hi Clay,
Thanks for the tip on which gloss paper doesn't require spraying.
I had originally encountered this problem by choosing a highly
recommended paper (Ilford Gold Fibre Silk). I am using K2 ink (2200)
which is probably a lot worse than your K3 and may even be a problem
on the Lumijet paper too? As recommended by others here, I bought a
can of PremierArt Shield spray and just tried it out on two small
prints - I am amazed at the improvement. But I do agree with you that
it's a pain to have to use spray.
Frank
>
> Hi Frank,
> I guess my point  (although I didn't say it in exact terms), is that  
> different papers
> behave in different ways. Some, I remember from the early days with  
> Piezo inks,
> all sat right on the surface of glossy papers -- so much so that you  
> could wipe half
> the inks off with a paper towel, hours later.
> 
> The paper I mentioned, Lumijet Gloss II, ( I'm not connected with  
> them in any way) pulls the K3
> Photo Black deep enough below the surface so that I'm not seeing any  
> of the  reflectance differential from the surface,
> even with top back lighting. Until I found that paper, I totally  
> avoided glossy papers, because IMO, it's a pain
> in the rear  to start spraying, not to mention a myriad of  
> environmental problems with sprays and their
> various compounds, and the need for a ventilated spraying booth if  
> one does spray!
> 
> Clay
> 
> 
>    >....what I've learned so far is
>  > that the Photo Black ink (in particular) sits on the surface and  
> has a
>  > different reflectance to the paper surface and that causes the
>  > 'solarized" appearance particularly where the dark and medium or  
> light
>  > tones meet.
>  > Frank
> 
> & (I should have added to the last post) by spraying the 'shield' 2 or
> 3 times, you add some gloss to the print thereby lessening the
> difference between the reflectance of the blacks and the rest,
> reducing the 'solarized" appearance.
> 
> 
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