Digital BW, The Print

Paul wrote: ...
>> At any rate, for those who like glossy prints,
>>Epson Photo Paper appears to
>> just need a bit of dusting to work with the MIS variable-tone inks.

Martin wrote:

>No bronzing?

No, the ramp looks good and the 5% patches are all spaced reasonably well
with no real flat spots.  The paper seems to be able to handle the quantity
of ink that is applied, except for the dust on the surface of the dark
tones.

> Did you get much dust off the prints

I don't have much to compare it to.  The soft cotton got some black on it,
but not really much.

> and do you thing a
>shot of Krylon spray of similar would lock it all in place?

I'm not a big fan of sprays -- more work and a smelly mess.  However, the
"dust" seemed to reduce the darkness of the blacks.  One might want remove
that before spraying anyway, but then I'm not into either spray or glossy
prints.  So, I'll leave that to the experts.

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 

(snip)
> 
> >No bronzing?
> 
> No, the ramp looks good and the 5% patches are all spaced 
reasonably well
> with no real flat spots.  The paper seems to be able to handle the 
quantity
> of ink that is applied, except for the dust on the surface of the 
dark
> tones.

That's impressive. The bronzing has been one of the biggest drawbacks 
to glossy papers.

> 
> > Did you get much dust off the prints
> 
> I don't have much to compare it to.  The soft cotton got some black 
on it,
> but not really much.
> 
> > and do you thing a
> >shot of Krylon spray of similar would lock it all in place?
> 
> I'm not a big fan of sprays -- more work and a smelly mess.  
However, the
> "dust" seemed to reduce the darkness of the blacks.  One might want 
remove
> that before spraying anyway, but then I'm not into either spray or 
glossy
> prints.  So, I'll leave that to the experts.

The sprays are a nasty pain! Not a big fan of the current glossy 
stock myself since it looks too much like RC, but it has a lot of 
fans and this is good news.

Martin