Digital BW, The Print

I just prepared some sample prints for the local dealer from the Duo 220, and a few of their other papers. I will get my hands on some 310 soon, but my impression from the 220 is that you are probably right. Nice paper, good option.
Tyler

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Michael King <drmrking@...> wrote:
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> Hi Tyler,
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> Did you try Canson Infinity Rag Photographique?
> For K7 Neutral /SE / Sepia its pretty much a 1:1 subsitute for HPR.
> Texture is about as smooth as the smoothest HPR batch.
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> Mike
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> 2009/8/18 Tyler Boley <tyler@...>
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> > Museo Textured Rag 325
> > PremierArt Velvet Fine Art Paper
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> > any impressions? Still testing for new papers that may be good Hahnemuhle
> > options.
> > I'll stick with my recommendation of Generations Alise as a HPR alternate,
> > with one caveat- as those involved in monochroamtic ink have known for some
> > time, coatings play a major roll in the look of the hues we so carefully
> > consider.
> > So, even though Generations yields rewarding densities and gamut, it does
> > not have quite the warm richness HPR has with the warm inks I use. It's
> > subtle and not a deal killer, but side by side it's easy to see. It may use
> > the same coating chemistry as other PremierArt papers, which are well known
> > to make the neutral K7 sets look cool, a unique and not unpleasant look.
> > Alise looks fine, but I doubt I can talk my picky split tone clients into
> > losing a bit of that lovely warmth in the highlights. Selenium inks look
> > nice on it though, perhaps just a hair less rosy.
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> > In fact, in a recent conversation with Mark McCormick-Goodhart from
> > Aardenburg Imaging & Archives, he explained at length the complexity of what
> > is happening at the meeting of ink to these coatings...
> >
> > Anyway, if anyone has input on the 2 papers above, please share.
> > Thanks,
> > Tyler
> > http://www.custom-digital.com/
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