Profiling Canvas

[Lars T.]

I am in the process of profiling my Canvas because I find the Hahnemühle profiles for Canvas are of unsatisfactory quality for my 3800. Colors are to weak and unsaturated, and totally lack vibrance.

I have varnished my testsheets, as I normally do with the finished print before stretching and delivery to the client.

The colors change a fraction and gets more saturated when varnished. Dont you think that this is the right way to handle this. Profiling for colors without vanish gives wrong colors, compared to my end result..

What is your experience?

Thanks.

Lars T.
www.larstroels.dk

[Scott Martin]

Profiling after varnishing is definitely the right way to go if you plan on varnishing the final prints. Otherwise you'll get over saturated colors and plugged up shadow detail. FWIW, I make my own canvas profiles with and without the varnish so that I have option of making prints and not varnishing them. It's fun to compare the differences of the two profiles but thus-far I've always varnished my prints because, obviously the quality and durability is so much better that way.

[digitaldog]

Always profile the final product. So yes, after.