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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: mrleonard66 on September 01, 2025, 05:04:32 pm

Title: Cheapest 'Fine Art' Paper Roll that uses GLOSSY Black?
Post by: mrleonard66 on September 01, 2025, 05:04:32 pm

I need to print a bunch of Fine Art black and white prints, and wondered of any suggestions that are economical(ideally) that uses the GLOSSY Black ink (as I am having trouble with my Matte Black printhead).
Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

Title: Re: Cheapest 'Fine Art' Paper Roll that uses GLOSSY Black?
Post by: PeterAit on September 02, 2025, 08:55:21 pm

Epson Premium Luster is a reasonably priced paper that uses gloss black.

Title: Re: Cheapest 'Fine Art' Paper Roll that uses GLOSSY Black?
Post by: Lessbones on September 04, 2025, 12:32:10 pm

check with Dotworks-- they have a "Naturejet Warm Baryta" paper that is very similar to Canson Platine/Epson Legacy Platine-- it's a bit warmer tone, but it's quite nice, and still a nice cotton baryta paper for $250 for 44" x 50'.  I'm sure Lexjet does too.  All of these papers come out of a very small number of coaters, so it's likely the same paper as one of the more major players (I believe the moab baryta was warm like this one) but Canson/Epson platine (both felix Schoeller papers) is ~$400 for that same roll, and Hahnemuhle is even a little more for 39' instead of 50'.  AFAIK Hahnemuhle is the only one that makes their own maineline papers, although they do have a line of OEMed papers as well.

only saying all this stuff about the papers being made in the same factories because I recently had a client accuse me of giving them a "bootleg" paper (after she chose it from my examples) because the name of the paper wasn't recognized by her frame shop.

Title: Re: Cheapest 'Fine Art' Paper Roll that uses GLOSSY Black?
Post by: dgberg on September 05, 2025, 08:44:54 am

What printer?

Title: Re: Cheapest 'Fine Art' Paper Roll that uses GLOSSY Black?
Post by: Kyle Jackson on September 05, 2025, 09:40:39 am

Quote from: Lessbones on September 04, 2025, 12:32:10 pm

only saying all this stuff about the papers being made in the same factories because I recently had a client accuse me of giving them a "bootleg" paper (after she chose it from my examples) because the name of the paper wasn't recognized by her frame shop.

What a wonderful client! Just warms the heart doesn't it?  ::)


This reminds me, Ernst's SpectrumViz tool is helpful for spotting similar papers (or sometimes identical ones), as well as what they are not (such as "OBA-free"):
https://www.pigment-print.com/spectralplots/spectrumviz_1.htm

When brands change their products names this also helps figure out if it's really a new paper or not, or what has changed.