Digital BW, The Print

I never paid attention to posts re: canvas, but finally I'm so sick of 
wrestling with glass, frames, mats, that I'm ready to try canvas. Which 
is the best for use on a 7600 with MIS UT7 inks for B&W photographs? 
Which dealer do you like best? (i.e. cheapest but reliable).
Thanks,
 Arlene
arlenelove3@...
www.arlenelove.com
tel: 215 923 2363

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lovelipp" 
<arlenelove3@a...> wrote:
> I never paid attention to posts re: canvas, but finally I'm so sick 
of 
> wrestling with glass, frames, mats, that I'm ready to try canvas. 
Which 
> is the best for use on a 7600 with MIS UT7 inks for B&W 
photographs? 
> Which dealer do you like best? (i.e. cheapest but reliable).
> Thanks,
>  Arlene
> arlenelove3@a...
> www.arlenelove.com
> tel: 215 923 2363

I like the Intelicoat 17mil canvas that http://www.shadesofpaper.com 
carries. The gamut and dmax are very good for a canvas, and it seems 
to like the all pigment black inks like Eboni. Many people have 
problems with it cracking when stretched on stretcher bars, but I 
found that if you use higher quality bars with rounded edges, there 
is no problem, like these products:

http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discount-art-supplies/online/614/art-
supplies/4

The sharp corners of the cheapo Fredrix bars can cause problems when 
the material is pulled tight.

This applies to several other canvas materials like those from 
HawkMountain, who also make some nice canvas materials. Many people 
like the Fredrix materials, but I have not tried them. And if the 
quality control of the Breathing Color products is finally under 
control, they have some good materials too, including a new OBA free 
canvas that I haven't tried yet.

www.lexjet.com
Universal Photo Matte canvas

I was advised by a pro who does this for a living for numerous 
artists to try this, and it works fine. (I think he was running it 
through an epson 10000). I use it with my 1160 with MIS UT inks, and 
1280 with MIS archival color. To coat the canvas, I use "Clear 
Shield" semi-gloss
www.clearstarcorp.com. If you have trouble feeding the soft canvas 
through the printer (like I did), stick a strip of clear packing tape 
the width of the canvas around the bottom of the leading edge of the 
canvas, and the printer will grab it fine then. 
Mark


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "lovelipp" 
<arlenelove3@a...> wrote:
> I never paid attention to posts re: canvas, but finally I'm so sick 
of 
> wrestling with glass, frames, mats, that I'm ready to try canvas. 
Which 
> is the best for use on a 7600 with MIS UT7 inks for B&W 
photographs? 

> Which dealer do you like best? (i.e. cheapest but reliable).
> Thanks,
>  Arlene
> arlenelove3@a...
> www.arlenelove.com
> tel: 215 923 2363