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Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Tom Husband <thusband@sbcglobal.net>

I saw this in the latest newsletter from Inkjetart.  It's to be 
introduced at PMA.  Looks interesting:

* ULTRASMOOTH FINE ART PAPER is a 100% cotton rag that is acid, 
lignin, chlorine and optical brightener free.  The UltraSmooth base 
is slightly alkaline, with a 2% calcium carbonate buffer to preserve 
that alkalinity to a conservator's pH of about 8.0 (the weak 
alkalinity and buffers are helpful in keeping the paper and coating 
from going acidic and yellowing when exposed to atmospheric 
pollutants over long periods of time).  Wilhelm's dark storage 
rating 
is well in excess of 100 years, and tests are still continuing. 
D-Max and scratch resistance are also improved.  (Epson can't say 
this, but you're going to see D-Max results and vivid color with 
this 
paper, that is similar to the Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, but without the 
"flakes".)  The UltraSmooth surface is similar to Epson's very 
popular Enhanced Matte, but this paper has the archivability 
demanded 
by photographers and fine artists.  (Epson has done over 9 months of 
certification testing with this paper.  UltraSmooth has been 
reviewed 
and approved by leading museums, i.e. the Museum of Fine Arts, 
Boston.  As far as we know, no other fine art paper has gone through 
the scrutiny this product has.)  UltraSmooth will be available 
double-sided in 205g (letter size and 13" x 19"), 325g (letter size 
and 13" x 19") and 500g (24" x 30" and 36" x 44"). A single-sided 
roll version will be available in 250g (24" x 50' and 44" x 50' 
rolls).  We do not have any preliminary samples to give you at this 
time, but a limited number of samples will be available at the PMA 
show, Booth L80.  Epson expects to have some of the sizes and 
weights 
of the UltraSmooth available by late April.  InkjetART expects 
UltraSmooth to become the most popular digital fine art paper in the 
world.

RE: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Doug Fisher

>>Wilhelm's dark storage rating is well in excess of 100 years<<

Heh... this longevity statistic's title always cracks me up when it comes to
art that must be seen (in lighting of some sort) to be appreciated.

RE: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Paul Roark

My testing of Epson UltraSmooth paper showed a dmax with Epson drivers and
Museum/MIS 7600 matte black that was less than EEM.  Also, EEM beat it on
smoothness.  The sample I was sent was thicker than EEM but felt thinner --
the cotton softness that I'm not fond of.  While I'll probably use the paper
for my museum old-photo restorations, I'll probably continue to use EEM for
my personal work.

I have not heard any price for the paper.  I think its popularity will be
largely affected by the price.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com
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  -----Original Message-----
  From: Tom Husband <thusband@...> [mailto:thusband@...]
  Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 5:37 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper


  I saw this in the latest newsletter from Inkjetart.  It's to be
  introduced at PMA.  Looks interesting:

  * ULTRASMOOTH FINE ART PAPER is a 100% cotton rag that is acid,
  lignin, chlorine and optical brightener free.  The UltraSmooth base
  is slightly alkaline, with a 2% calcium carbonate buffer to preserve
  that alkalinity to a conservator's pH of about 8.0 (the weak
  alkalinity and buffers are helpful in keeping the paper and coating
  from going acidic and yellowing when exposed to atmospheric
  pollutants over long periods of time).  Wilhelm's dark storage
  rating
  is well in excess of 100 years, and tests are still continuing.
  D-Max and scratch resistance are also improved.  (Epson can't say
  this, but you're going to see D-Max results and vivid color with
  this
  paper, that is similar to the Hahnemuhle Photo Rag, but without the
  "flakes".)  The UltraSmooth surface is similar to Epson's very
  popular Enhanced Matte, but this paper has the archivability
  demanded
  by photographers and fine artists.  (Epson has done over 9 months of
  certification testing with this paper.  UltraSmooth has been
  reviewed
  and approved by leading museums, i.e. the Museum of Fine Arts,
  Boston.  As far as we know, no other fine art paper has gone through
  the scrutiny this product has.)  UltraSmooth will be available
  double-sided in 205g (letter size and 13" x 19"), 325g (letter size
  and 13" x 19") and 500g (24" x 30" and 36" x 44"). A single-sided
  roll version will be available in 250g (24" x 50' and 44" x 50'
  rolls).  We do not have any preliminary samples to give you at this
  time, but a limited number of samples will be available at the PMA
  show, Booth L80.  Epson expects to have some of the sizes and
  weights
  of the UltraSmooth available by late April.  InkjetART expects
  UltraSmooth to become the most popular digital fine art paper in the
  world.



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RE: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Tim Atherton

The same newsletter also had this:

"Arches Paper, a company with a 500 year tradition of making the finest
watercolor papers, will be introducing the new "Infinity" line of Inkjet
Papers. They will be available in both a smooth and textured surface in
230gsm and 350gsm sheets and rolls.

We have been printing on it now for a month and all we can say is WOW!! We
are so confident in this paper that we can comfortably call it the BEST fine
art inkjet paper on the market. It has an exceptional D-Max (best we've ever
seen), beautiful surface, wide color gamut and is extremely versatile."

I've used arches hot [pressed for other stuff (not inkjet - apart from for
printing scans of images transfers originally made on it) and rather like
their papers - so this could be interesting.

But I must say, the best prints I've been getting recently are on the new
Epson 2200 at work, using the greyscale balancer, on ultra glossy... side by
side, the EHM prints from my MIS FS neutral are starting to look rather blah
:-(

tim

Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Steven Karafyllakis <stevek@evcom.net>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Fisher" 
<dougfisher@e...> wrote:
> >>Wilhelm's dark storage rating is well in excess of 100 years<<
> 
> Heh... this longevity statistic's title always cracks me up when 
it comes to
> art that must be seen (in lighting of some sort) to be appreciated.

Now there's an interesting question... how in the world do you do an 
accelerated DARK FADING test? Has Wilhelm captured a miniature black 
hole or what?

Steve K

Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by mh <mh@toomanyartists.com>

I believe this refers just to how the paper withstands atmospheric 
reactions (as opposed to light).  Wilhelm probably justs tests the ph 
and proclaims a rating in years based on how long they think it will 
take the atmosphere to break down the paper (and start to yellow).

-mh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Steven 
Karafyllakis <stevek@e...>" <stevek@e...> wrote:
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Doug Fisher" 
> <dougfisher@e...> wrote:
> > >>Wilhelm's dark storage rating is well in excess of 100 years<<
> > 
> > Heh... this longevity statistic's title always cracks me up when 
> it comes to
> > art that must be seen (in lighting of some sort) to be appreciated.
> 
> Now there's an interesting question... how in the world do you do an 
> accelerated DARK FADING test? Has Wilhelm captured a miniature black 
> hole or what?
> 
> Steve K

Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by mh <mh@toomanyartists.com>

By EEM do you mean Epson Enhanced Matte (ie the old EAM?)

Isn't that acidic as well as possible use of brighteners?

-mh

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" <
paul.roark@v...> wrote:
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> My testing of Epson UltraSmooth paper showed a dmax with Epson drivers and
> Museum/MIS 7600 matte black that was less than EEM.  Also, EEM beat it on
> smoothness.  The sample I was sent was thicker than EEM but felt thinner --
> the cotton softness that I'm not fond of.  While I'll probably use the paper
> for my museum old-photo restorations, I'll probably continue to use EEM for
> my personal work.
> 
> I have not heard any price for the paper.  I think its popularity will be
> largely affected by the price.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> _________________________________________
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: Tom Husband <thusband@s...> [mailto:thusband@s...]
>   Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 5:37 PM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper
> 
> 
>   I saw this in the latest newsletter from Inkjetart.  It's to be
>   introduced at PMA.  Looks interesting:
> 
>   * ULTRASMOOTH FINE ART PAPER is a 100% cotton rag that is acid,

Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Jerry Olson

Tim, how much is this paper?

Jerry



Tim Atherton wrote:
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> The same newsletter also had this:
> 
> "Arches Paper, a company with a 500 year tradition of making the finest
> watercolor papers, will be introducing the new "Infinity" line of Inkjet
> Papers. They will be available in both a smooth and textured surface in
> 230gsm and 350gsm sheets and rolls.

RE: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by Tim Atherton

No Idea - here's the full text from them (you can sign up for their little
mailing list flyers - good deals sometimes) www.inkjetgoodies.com :

Arches Infinity Fine Art Paper

Arches Paper, a company with a 500 year tradition of making the finest
watercolor papers, will be introducing the new "Infinity" line of Inkjet
Papers. They will be available in both a smooth and textured surface in
230gsm and 350gsm sheets and rolls.

We have been printing on it now for a month and all we can say is WOW!! We
are so confident in this paper that we can comfortably call it the BEST fine
art inkjet paper on the market. It has an exceptional D-Max (best we've ever
seen), beautiful surface, wide color gamut and is extremely versatile.

We expect to start shipping this product in April 2003. We will be present
at the Arches booth (J-36) off and on throughout PMA, so stop by and say
hello!

To put your name on a list to be notified when the Arches Infinity becomes
available, simply email us at: infinity@...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...]
> Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 1:58 PM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper
>
>
> Tim, how much is this paper?
>
> Jerry
>
>
>
> Tim Atherton wrote:
> > The same newsletter also had this:
> >
> > "Arches Paper, a company with a 500 year tradition of making the finest
> > watercolor papers, will be introducing the new "Infinity" line of Inkjet
> > Papers. They will be available in both a smooth and textured surface in
> > 230gsm and 350gsm sheets and rolls.
>
>
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Re: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-03-01 by David Jackson <djackson@attbi.com>

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jerry Olson <
jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Tim, how much is this paper?
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
> Tim Atherton wrote:
> > The same newsletter also had this:
> > 
> > "Arches Paper, a company with a 500 year tradition of making the finest
> > watercolor papers, will be introducing the new "Infinity" line of Inkjet
> > Papers. They will be available in both a smooth and textured surface in
> > 230gsm and 350gsm sheets and rolls.

I talked with IJM earlier this week about the new paper and the guy I 
talked with was very secretive. He told me they were printing with the 
paper for testing and gave it rave reviews. I asked the price and he 
told me it would be in the same price range as photo rag. I tried to 
get him to send me a sheet or two but he declined. With all the secrets 
out there, you'd think it was the cold war.

Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-12-04 by Ken Carney

Hopefully someone can straighten me out here.  I bought some Epson 12x12"
scrapbook paper, and really like it.  It has a warm tone and seems to do
well with the 2200 and UC inks for b&w (actually toned somewhat).  It seems
to have somewhat more tonal range than the Arches Infinity I have been
using.  In perusing the archives, it appears that it is similar to Epson
Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper, if not the same thing, though the Ultrasmooth is
available in different weights.  Is that correct?  If so, does anyone have a
good source for online purchase, as it is not available at the Epson online
store.  Thanks!

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com

RE: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-12-04 by Paul Roark

Ken,

I think the Scrapbook paper is PremierArt Fine Art paper.  It is sold at
http://www.photowarehouse.biz/premier.html.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Carney [mailto:kcarney1@...] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 4:54 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

Hopefully someone can straighten me out here.  I bought some Epson 12x12"
scrapbook paper, and really like it.  It has a warm tone and seems to do
well with the 2200 and UC inks for b&w (actually toned somewhat).  It seems
to have somewhat more tonal range than the Arches Infinity I have been
using.  In perusing the archives, it appears that it is similar to Epson
Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper, if not the same thing, though the Ultrasmooth is
available in different weights.  Is that correct?  If so, does anyone have a
good source for online purchase, as it is not available at the Epson online
store.  Thanks!

Regards,

  --Ken Carney
    www.kencarney.com



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RE: [Digital BW] Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper

2003-12-04 by Tim Atherton

> Hopefully someone can straighten me out here.  I bought some Epson 12x12"
> scrapbook paper, and really like it.  It has a warm tone and seems to do
> well with the 2200 and UC inks for b&w (actually toned somewhat).
>  It seems
> to have somewhat more tonal range than the Arches Infinity I have been
> using.  In perusing the archives, it appears that it is similar to Epson
> Ultrasmooth Fine Art paper, if not the same thing, though the
> Ultrasmooth is
> available in different weights.  Is that correct?  If so, does
> anyone have a
> good source for online purchase, as it is not available at the
> Epson online
> store.  Thanks!

As Paul said, it's a pretty good chance the Scrapbook (as well as possibly
the Epson Ultrasmooth) is the Premier Art Fine Art Hot Pressed which comes
in four weight.

Photowarehouse offers good service and the best prices.

http://www.premierimagingproducts.com/

http://www.premierimagingproducts.com/pdf/media/Premier_Art_Hot_Press.pdf

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