BO on 2200 and 220 onto Arches
2006-02-06 by Michael Vendrell
p.s. BO on the 2200 using either OEM MK (warmer) or Eboni (more neutral) onto uncoated Arches Watercolor paper (either hot press [smoother] or cold press [more texture]) produces a very pleasing platinum-like print suitable for some images that do not require high d-max or high sharpness. This is truly carbon on cotton and can look wonderful for the right kind of image. Arches is sized with gelatin but is otherwise uncoated. The company has been around since 1492, has been makingthe paper more or less the same way since then, and Arches is more or less the standard for watercolorists. I have also used it for gum bi-chromate printing and it works very well for that as well. It is inexpensive relative to coated papers and there are similar gelatin sized but otherwise uncoated papers for even less. e.g. Here in St. Paul,MN the local art supply house "Wet Paint" sells a re-branded watercolor paper from the UK for a quite competitive price. N.B Watercolor paper sizes are non-standard for the US market and you would need a proper paper cutter if you wanted to cut these to standard US sizes such as 8.5" and 13" widths.) Paul Roark also has some ICC profiles for printing on Arches with UT2 ink-sets in the R220 - I've been intending to give that approach a try in my R220 but haven't gotten around to it as yet. If anyone else has tried that - I would be quite interested in their results. This is one of the only areas in which I can add to what Clayton has so beautifully put togrther on his site - a true gem... Michael Vendrell --- Michael Vendrell <mjvendrell2@...> wrote: > Ginny, I agree with Clayton. Your questions are > good > ones that most of us either want to know or enjoy > reviewing and adding our $.02 worth... > Michael Vendrell, MD > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com