>....they also seem to out-gas behind glass for a long while.... FWIW - A while ago I read somewhere that it was recommended to place a sheet of paper over the newly printed image for a day or two. It supposedly helps the out-gassing issue.
Kenneth Waller http://tinyurl.com/272u2f ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Cassino" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Fine Art Paper for the Epson 2200 - any recommendations? > Does anyone have recommendations regarding a good, > high quality, acid-free, archival, paper for use in an > Epson 2200? > > In the past I've printed color images on either Semi > Gloss or Premium Lustre papers, and those have been > OK. The only probelm with them is that there is a > gloss differential (different parts of the image > reflect light reflect light differently.) they also > seem to out-gas behind glass for a long while (though > I've found that how the glass is cleaned has a lot to > do with how much gas residue accumulates on it.) > Butthe colors are vibrant and the images seem to be > durable, and the paper does not yellow. > > I generally do mono prints on Enhanced Mat / Pemium > Presentation paper. Color prints look fine on it as > well, with the MK inks. But - it is not an acid free > paper (or at least not buffered) and some of the > prints that I've had for several years now are > acutally yellowing a little where they contact the > air. > > Epson's velvet fine art paper is wonderful - but the > image is exceptionally fragile. Just dropping a sheet > of typing paper on it can chip the pigments, which > seem to rest in a very fragile layer on the surface of > the paper. I've been using it in framed prints, but I > worry about selling such fragile prints unframed, > since people will invariably damage them and expect me > to take them back. > > So - paper that is archival, heavy weight, presents a > good image - and is tough... Anything fill the bill? > > - MCC > > -------------------------- > Mark Cassino Photography > Kalamamazoo, MI > www.markcassino.com > > Photo Books: > www.lulu.com/cassino > -------------------------- > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Tonight's top picks. What will you watch tonight? Preview the hottest > shows on Yahoo! TV. > http://tv.yahoo.com/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
