Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "john" <deanwork2003@...> wrote:
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>...The one thing I really like about Photorag Baryta with the Vivera inks is that it is totally neutral....

I agree, and love the paper. THere's just a certain look with a very particular image hue, that with a slight warmer base, gives a look I've only ever seen on old Portriga... that now mysterious and legendary paper. Also, the two papers have slightly different surface qualities, so they remain viable options to each other.

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> I've never tried the Golden Varnish, really you can paint it on smoothly?

Nope, at least I can't. Many here experimented with various coating methods years back, and a mayer rod approach as Paul mentioned seemed to be the most successful, but I think inconsistent.
It's just maddeningly intriguing to see some little part of a print that looks just right, and dream of the possibilities. Or get drunk. Or beat your head against the wall. Whatever works for the individual, you know, it's a free country. Or not.
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