Digital BW, The Print

Any suggestions for good matte canvas?

Chris Hargens


--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, CDTobie@... wrote:
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> In a message dated 11/27/06 2:31:35 PM, paul.roark@... writes:
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> > > Assuming that $$$ is not the reason, why would one ever choose
> > > to print on matte paper?
> > 
> > Lack of reflections is one reason.  Sometimes people talk about
being able
> > to "see into" a matte print.  (What I like to see in a good B&W
print is a
> > window to a B&W reality, not a piece of paper.)  I think this
translates
> > into lack of reflections that distract from the image. (Of course,
if one
> > uses glass, that introduces reflections there also. 
> > 
> 
> Which is one reason I am moving more and more to matte canvas
instead of 
> matte art paper: it doesn't require glazing. This reduces reflection
issues, but 
> also makes larger sizes more practical, since an image can be
stretched to 
> size, without inflation for the mat size, and glazing with its
issues of breakage 
> (glass) or scratching and high cost (plexi). Plus frames can be much
lighter, 
> if used at all, on canvasses. This wasn't of interest to me as long
as canvas 
> was a slick, artificial surface with limited longevity. But the new
matte 
> canvasses are longlived, beautifully textured, and offer d-max and
detail that 
> nearly matches art paper; PLUS: they look great with B&W images,
which slick 
> canvasses do NOT.
> 
> So even if my matte art paper prints are a bit nicer to hold, once
finished, 
> they are lost behind glass and matte, while the canvas prints are...
still the 
> canvas. Kind of like a piece of furniture with an oil finish, where
the wood 
> is still at the surface, versus one with a Urethane finish, where
the wood is 
> some distance back from the clear coat at the surface.
> 
> Lower costs, easier hanging, lighter shipping, freedom from breakage
and 
> scratching issues, more immediacy of the image... and no reflection
issues.
> 
> C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@...
> www.colorvision.com
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