Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Bruce 

> I'm tired of painting with  watercolors when I really 
> want to paint with oils.  

Are you an artist?   If you are, and you get any of the 
major commercial/illustration art publications like 
Communication Arts or the Spectrum Design fantasy 
illustration annual, take a look at the media listed 
by many current artists.  "Oil/Digital" comes up a lot.
Or "Acrylic/Digital".   These artists are actually
COMBINING traditional and inkjet media, with great results!

Last week here I posted a link to some experiments I've
been doing on combining inkjet and traditional artist's
media:
http://studio-nelson.com/odd2200a.htm

What I don't understand is why so many inkjet printers are
happy SIMULATING other art techniques rather than DOING them.
For instance, lots of places sell "inkjet canvas" so you
can print onto canvas with an inkjet-receptive coating.  What's
the point of that?  No one will confuse it with a painting. 
And canvas, because of its texture, will never be as good
for reproducing photos as something smooth, like paper.
So it's like "simulated woodgrain".   Inkjet canvasses
aren't usually gesso'd, so you can't paint on them afterwards.

Or another example is the recent discussion here on "duotone"
printing via Photoshop.  Duotone is a method that was developed
for halftone printing, where two separate screens, at angles to
each other, are used, two separate inks are used, and there
are two printing passes.  "Duotone" in Photoshop with an 
inkjet printer is just a simulation that misses the whole point
 - another kind of plastic woodgrain.

If you want an oil or acrylic look, use oils or acrylics! 
Inkjets have their own strengths. If you want the strengths
of both, use both, together.