Digital BW, The Print

I think if you want less texture than Torchon, then the two you mentioned are going to look too much like "watercolor paper" to you.  They produce a texture similar to Arches watercolor cold press.  At least in my opinion.  

I would use the Orwell paper (or better yet the rag sister William Turner 310) and print with it for the fine art look and feel.  It is relatively smooth compared to Torchon but has a little tooth to it so it hides dither and piezo tracks (if you have any) quite well.  And the image looks "painted on" which I personally prefer.  Looks "arty."

If you are using the PiezoColor inks, try the Brightcube Eclipse.  It looks and feels very nice.  Be warned though that it does not like PiezoBW inks as well. 

Why not just buy the Conetech sample kit and try them all.  That is what I did.  It is very good idea to print the very same image on the various papers so you can make an apples to apples comparison of how the tone/texture/tooth/weight influence your impressions and preferences.  Keep them in a binder for future reference.  

Good luck, 
Steadman
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: tyork@... 
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:01 AM
  Subject: [Digital BW] 4 Steadman re: papers


  Steadman et al,

  I use duotones to print my B/W. It is a selenium-tone effect. I like 
  a textured paper that produces deep blacks and rich grays. The 
  torchon that I use is great but for some images the texture is too 
  much. Do you have any suggestions for textured papers that might be 
  suitable. I like fairly heavy papers. 2 that interest me are 
  Hahnemuhle 230 and Albrecht Durer. The Legion Matte you and Jerry 
  like so much sounds great but is likely too smooth for my needs. Any 
  suggestions would be appreciated. Thank you.

  Regards

  Tim
  www.portraitsofnature.net            


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