The Ultrachrome K3 ink set is, I think, the bee's knees.
Matte papers are a special breed, and require a special image for the whole
effect. I usually print on Epson's Ultra Premium Matte paper for my lower-end
stuff that sells at a lower price point. They say it's Ultra Premium but it's
actually their least expensive brand of exhibition matte paper. For the good
stuff I use Ultra Smooth Fine Art, Velvet Fine Art, and Cold Press Natural. If
I want a more wet-darkroom black & white look I use Exhibition Fiber, or I did
until I discovered Canson's Photographique Bayrta, which causes me to wet my
pants every time I see a print come out of the chute. It's beyond spectacular.
Someone more accomplished than me could make black & white prints on that paper
that even AG couldn't tell didn't come from a wet darkroom. <g>
Epson's Luster is an excellent paper, and I use it quite a bit. For larger
prints with a luster surface I use the Moab I mentioned before. Lately, I've
started using some of Red River's lusters, which fall somewhere between Epson
and Moab in overall quality.
--Bob
On Mar 13, 2013, at 12:06 PM, DZDub wrote:
> I still have some prints made with pigs from over ten years ago, exposed to
> air and elements, that look pretty good. The inks themselves were not as
> mature as they are now, but I gave up on them and went back to dyes just
> because I could get better blacks and so forth. Then Ilford came up with
> Galerie papers and I had a quasi-archival solution with dye inks.
> Unfortunately, Epson's Claria inks only work well with Epson papers, which
> isn't too bad, because I like the papers pretty well. I've always wanted
> to like matte papers, but I am usually disappointed in them, and the art
> papers have mostly seemed like versions of matte. I mainly print on Epson
> Luster now.
>
> But I haven't grown with the product line for many years now. I guess I'm
> just hanging on the vine.
>
> Joel W.
>
>
> On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 7:04 AM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>
>> No, I don't. My printers use pigments and I usually let the eyes fly over
>> anything that says dye. Sorry.
>>
>> I'm thinking Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art for those flower pictures. If
>> you'd like a little texture, Epson Velvet Fine Art is a winner.
>>
>> For the more lustrous eye, Moab Lasal Exhibition Luster.
>>
>> But, as I said, all of those are for pigment printers. Mine is an Epson
>> 3880, which I love dearly.
>>
>> --Bob
>>
>>
>> On Mar 12, 2013, at 5:46 PM, DZDub wrote:
>>
>>> Thanks Bob. I would love to delve into some printing like that. Do you
>>> know of a decent fine art paper that works with dyes, preferably some
>> sort
>>> of Epson paper? That's probably a tall order, plus Epson only provides
>>> profiles it approves of, and not many of those.
>>
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