Too bad you can't print on canvas. They look great with a couple of
rolled , or foam brushed, coats of clear. Can't see any "marks", just
the canvas texture.
D_max probably would be a problem for you, though.
(I've been using the Breathing Color Chromata White Canvas to print
color portraits and they look great with a couple coats of clear
applied)
Scott
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark"
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
>
> Last year I displayed several large, un-glazed prints on Epson
Premium
> Semimatte paper that had been sprayed. I had thought they were
tough enough
> to avoid damage. After being in public displays for some time,
however, the
> surface, while not ruined, did show signs of abuse that require the
prints,
> at a minimum, to be re-sprayed. I fear matte prints, even sprayed,
would
> have been damaged beyond repair.
>
> So, I'm back to glazed matte display prints for most of my work.
Although,
> for display where the print can simply be replaced when damaged,
the sprayed
> RC prints look great and can be dusted and cleaned easily.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf
Of Igor
> > Wesdorp
> > Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 12:42 AM
> > To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Digital BW] Mounting without glass?
> >
> > Nowadays it seems to be the trend in galleries to show photo's
which
> > are mounted on Dibond (or some other board) and with no glass.
> >
> > There are some advantages: you don't have reflections from glass,
> > obviously. And it is probably less heavy.
> >
> > Because I can't do large format myself, I was thinking of having a
> > professional lab print for me on Photo Rag with K3 and mount on
> > Dibond. For display in galleries and sale purposes.
> >
> > But I don't know, yet.
> >
> > Is it not too vulnerable without glass and prone to fading? The
man
> > from the lab said the prints will be treated with some spray, but
will
> > that do?
> >
> > I was thinking of 17x23 or 23x33 inch prints.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > I g o r
> >
> >
> >
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