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Aristoc

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which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« on: January 03, 2011, 01:20:49 pm »

I am printing B&W and wanted to know what paper gives the best silvery appearance. Choice of Epson/Hahnemule/Canson.

Thanks


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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2011, 02:11:18 pm »

If by silver appearance you are talking about the paper itself, consider something like Lexjet Metallic or Proofline Photochrome  Pearlescent, which is carried by Shades of Paper.

If you mean a paper that looks like a silver based darkroom paper, Hahnemule Harman line or Museo Silver Rag. Canson Platine is also nice and very similar to the Museo.
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2011, 02:51:17 pm »

Please be more specific. Is there a specific silver halide paper that you'd like to get close to? If so, please tell us.
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #3 on: January 03, 2011, 03:49:05 pm »

I have printed off some nice black and whites. However, I would like them to sparkle as well as they do on the LCD monitor. What paper would give that silvery / metallic appearance I don't know. That is what I am after though. I want the prints to be as shiny as the monitor. (note, this is not a calibration issue). Thanks.

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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #4 on: January 03, 2011, 03:50:08 pm »

If by silver appearance you are talking about the paper itself, consider something like Lexjet Metallic or Proofline Photochrome  Pearlescent, which is carried by Shades of Paper.

If you mean a paper that looks like a silver based darkroom paper, Hahnemule Harman line or Museo Silver Rag. Canson Platine is also nice and very similar to the Museo.

I would have to check those papers in the store but are they matte papers?
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #5 on: January 03, 2011, 04:32:39 pm »

all the papers listed in your last post are Photo Black.
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #6 on: January 03, 2011, 05:22:25 pm »

I guess i will just have to experiment then $$$
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #7 on: January 03, 2011, 06:16:54 pm »

Pictorico's Gekko Green is a nice gloss (high gloss I would suggest) paper specifically touted for black-and-white printing.  I've only tried it w/color. One drawback is that Mitsubishi/Pictorico don't offer profiles for all printers; they don't have one for the 3880 (yet).  I asked them to do one some time ago.  They do offer profiles for quite a number of other printers.  And I preferred the color rendition of some other papers (baryta-type with less gloss).  You might like it.
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #8 on: January 03, 2011, 10:20:04 pm »

Reflective light is a different beast altogether. Consider a paper with a fairly bright white and excellent blacks - a Baryta paper perhaps. Then saturate your prints with lots of fantastic, high quality light - Solux flood lamps perhaps.
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #9 on: January 04, 2011, 05:50:23 am »

.... saturate your prints with lots of fantastic, high quality light - Solux flood lamps perhaps.
I think that's the real answer - make the print as bright as the monitor and it will sparkle (if it's a decent print in the first place).
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #10 on: January 04, 2011, 07:38:33 am »

This is pretty shiny stuff.  http://tiny.cc/ta2t1
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #11 on: January 04, 2011, 08:06:38 am »

I think that's the real answer - make the print as bright as the monitor and it will sparkle (if it's a decent print in the first place).


Yes you right, I keep forgetting about that part. Also will use the baryta papers but have been using EEF. I was in a 'darker' room but in full light, it's much better.

As for Harman Opaljet, I am not sure I can get that here...I can get crystal jet however but it may not be the same.
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Re: which paper is best for a silver appearance?
« Reply #12 on: February 26, 2011, 01:35:29 pm »

I am printing B&W and wanted to know what paper gives the best silvery appearance. Choice of Epson/Hahnemule/Canson.

Thanks




OK I just saw a sample of InkPress Metallic and Metallic Glossy and that is exactly the paper I am looking for that has a very nice shiny , metallic surface to it.
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