Digital BW, The Print

Jerry,

Exactly what are your test conditions?  
Specifically, is your test paper directly up to 
the window glass?  What is your humidity 
like?   How much sun are you getting and do 
you have plain old normal single strength 
glass???

I think that I'm seeing oxidation of the 
Generations Enhanced inkset especially in 
the K and clost to K patchs due to me 
introducing artificially high temperatures.
I've taped the latest batch of test swatches 
directly to the window. 

I've crimped the paper so there is an airspace 
between the glass and the test paper but I've 
now come to the conclusion that it's 
inadequate and I'm introducing a high heat 
related premature fading that has little to do 
with light fading.  I've got pretty good 
humidity here which may be a crucial 
cofactor.

I have always pinned my patches to 
foamcore and held it a couple of inches from 
the glass and looking up older records, I 
show much longer results then I'm getting 
right now in this kind of quick informal 
testing.

Thanks,

Allen Maertz
lincolninks.com


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Message: 15
   Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2001 10:31:52 -0500

   From: Jerry Olson <jerryolson@...>
Subject: Re: Buying Archival Matt

No fading for at least 2 months in a south 
window in North Dakota!
Generations is really good on Epson 
Archival Matte, one of the best. (Up
here).

Jerry