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Re: [Digital BW] grainy appearance on watercolor papers

2013-07-12 by pdesmidt tds.net

I've experienced that too.  It might have to do with ink overload.  You
might try lowering the overall ink limit and using more "black boost" to
keep a good dmax.  Paul has much more experience with Arches, though, and
I'm sure he'll have some better ideas.


On Thu, Jul 11, 2013 at 7:25 PM, davidkachel <david@...> wrote:

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> Hoping someone has a solution to this problem...
> I have switched to watercolor papers completely (Arches, etc.).
> Though I am very pleased with the results I am getting, I am occasionally
> experiencing a problem I did not have with standard coated papers. (Anyone
> want to buy some Red River Aurora Natural? Unopened boxes?)
> A few images show a grainy/noisy appearance in some of the midtones that
> never showed up on coated papers.
> This is happening with papers for which I am using custom profiles I have
> made. When it does happen, it seems to happen on whatever paper/profile
> combination I try for that image.
> If you have seen anything like this before, please tell me what you
> believe caused it and what you did to solve the problem.
> Thanks.
>
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