QTR-Quadtone RIP

Can anyone recommend a fine art paper. I realize that this is a little 
like asking someone to recommend a flavor of ice cream but with the 
expense of these premium papers a little guidance up front is welcome.

In particular I am looking at the Crane Museo II and the Hahnemühle 
Photo Rag 188 gsm.

Thanks in advance,
Clay

You will undoubtedly get a 100 or more opinions on this.

Clayton Jones gave Moab Kayenta very high marks in his "Great Paper Chase" article. 

I tried it. The 11x17 results are now hanging in an exhibition...

It's double-sided, just a few dollars more then EEM, and a winner in my book.

Dave.
-- 
David Keenan, ausdlk@... on 10/1/2005

Hi Clay,

I've been using the HPR 188 gsm and have been quite happy with it,  
but have noticed the paper cockling (warping) when the ink is really  
heavy (mainly in dark areas), and have been planning on going to the  
heavier weight.

As to recommendations, I think your best bet is going to be ordering  
some of the sample packs and trying out the papers for yourself. You  
can get them through most suppliers, such as  
www.shadesofpaper.com     www.inkjetart.com     www.atlex.com  etc.  
They're usually pretty reasonable costwise and will generally contain  
a range of papers. From what I've heard, Moab, Innova, HawkMountain,  
Crane and others all have excellent papers, so it really is going to  
be a matter of what flavor of ice cream you prefer ;-P

Hope this helps,

Eric
www.ericashworth.net

On Oct 1, 2005, at 9:02 AM, clayhurst wrote:

> Can anyone recommend a fine art paper. I realize that this is a little
> like asking someone to recommend a flavor of ice cream but with the
> expense of these premium papers a little guidance up front is welcome.
>
> In particular I am looking at the Crane Museo II and the Hahnemühle
> Photo Rag 188 gsm.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Clay