New to the world of serious printing. Just got an Epson R1800 a few days ago. CompUSA had them for $499 with 10% off. Add the $100 rebate from Epson and it will be $348. Not bad for a decent printer like this.
I tried my first print last night with Epson Velvet Fine Art type paper 13x19. Used Epsons' premium icc for velvet best photo. What printed really looked nice but I had some areas that were almost black and it looks like the printer head dragged across the ink and made lines in the print which ruined the print. I tried it again today, lightened up the photo, used the standard velvet icc and got a nice print out of it. Lost some of the richness of the sepia toning though.
Point here is I'm looking for tips on using this paper. Costs way too much to waste sheets like I did last night. The print I got today still really looks nice but I want to learn how to get the most out of this paper.
If you have general tips on paper types and when to use them, I'm all ears for that also.
Thanks.
Jeff