Great article. It also takes time to get use to a particular paper and what its pros and cons are. Papers are also subject to change if the manufacturing process is changed or the sourced paper stock is different (Ilford Gold Fibre Silk is a good example as was Museo Silver Rag; two papers I used quite a bit some years ago). It is useful to standardize on a small number of papers that you know well and print on those. It's fun to experiment with new papers but you have to go through the profile making and do a lot of test printing.
Printing on today's papers is a lot different than when we printed b/w or on color paper. We just hoped we had black blacks or spot on color. It was where some of us could see point shifts less than 10 color points. Now it seems that there is a plethora of papers with base tones and print finishes to choose from. Is there a way to get a print sampling from a paper maker to see the broad spectrum? It would be nice to choose from the sampler the paper you would like to print your image on to. That way if you wanted something cooler or warmer, you would have the options in front of you. Great article, as we never consider OBA's
Great article. It also takes time to get use to a particular paper and what its pros and cons are. Papers are also subject to change if the manufacturing process is changed or the sourced paper stock is different (Ilford Gold Fibre Silk is a good example as was Museo Silver Rag; two papers I used quite a bit some years ago). It is useful to standardize on a small number of papers that you know well and print on those. It's fun to experiment with new papers but you have to go through the profile making and do a lot of test printing.
Printing on today's papers is a lot different than when we printed b/w or on color paper. We just hoped we had black blacks or spot on color. It was where some of us could see point shifts less than 10 color points. Now it seems that there is a plethora of papers with base tones and print finishes to choose from. Is there a way to get a print sampling from a paper maker to see the broad spectrum? It would be nice to choose from the sampler the paper you would like to print your image on to. That way if you wanted something cooler or warmer, you would have the options in front of you. Great article, as we never consider OBA's
Great article. When you say simulate the base tone color, is that the same as soft proofing? Forgive my ignorance, I’m still learning.