Digital BW, The Print

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Todd Flashner 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 12:53 PM
  Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Eclipse Satine icc


  Jerry,

  I concur with this post in it's entirety. I'm also experiencing the
  fragility of Torchon. Anyway, thanks, I just needed to know if my results
  were atypical. Now I can just decide.

  Todd

  > Todd, I just made the prints.
  > 
  > If you don't look at them side by side, the Eclipse looks great, just
  > like the EAM and Epson Watercolor.
  > When you put all three side by side, Its an odd sight. The eclipse paper
  > is so much whiter than the Epson papers, it looks like they have the
  > same deep black. When you look closely, the Epson Watercolor and
  > Archival are the tiniest bit blacker, but the papers are ivory in
  > comparison to Eclipse, so the Eclipse looks like a nicer print.
  > 
  > I guess you pays your money and takes your choice!
  > 
  > Jerry
  > 
  > Torchon paper has good blacks, but I'm now experiencing an unacceptable
  > scuffing with this paper. You have to handle it VERY carefully, the big
  > texture highs and lows tend to rub off when you shuffle prints.
  > 
  > I guess there is no such thing as an ideal paper.


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> 
> I have printed many images on Torchon and never had any problem with:
> 
> Todd wrote: (snip)
> 
> "texture highs and lows tend to rub off when you shuffle prints."
> 
> My experience with Torchon is...it is a wonderful paper that produces great prints. One of my favorites.
> 
> Of course, like any fine art print, anyone (printmaker, buyer, gallery) should handle them with care.  These are not "plastic paper RC prints."
> 
> Steadman
> 
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: Todd Flashner
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 12:53 PM
>   Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Eclipse Satine icc
> 
>   Jerry,
> 
>   I concur with this post in it's entirety. I'm also experiencing the
>   fragility of Torchon. Anyway, thanks, I just needed to know if my results
>   were atypical. Now I can just decide.
> 
>   Todd
> 
>   > Todd, I just made the prints.
>   >
>   > If you don't look at them side by side, the Eclipse looks great, just
>   > like the EAM and Epson Watercolor.
>   > When you put all three side by side, Its an odd sight. The eclipse paper
>   > is so much whiter than the Epson papers, it looks like they have the
>   > same deep black. When you look closely, the Epson Watercolor and
>   > Archival are the tiniest bit blacker, but the papers are ivory in
>   > comparison to Eclipse, so the Eclipse looks like a nicer print.
>   >
>   > I guess you pays your money and takes your choice!
>   >
>   > Jerry
>   >
>   > Torchon paper has good blacks, but I'm now experiencing an unacceptable
>   > scuffing with this paper. You have to handle it VERY carefully, the big
>   > texture highs and lows tend to rub off when you shuffle prints.
>   >
>   > I guess there is no such thing as an ideal paper.
> 
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