Over the years, a general understanding among members of my photo world has been that glossy wet prints appear sharper than matte. Less "bleeding" or "wicking".
Jack --- Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Brendan MacRae wrote: > > > Hum, not sure that smaller droplets always translate > > to print detail. The paper is a big variable here. > > Different papers, and even different surfaces or surface treatments > on > the same paper will make a bigger difference than a lot of people > expect > in the way the ink and paper interact. > > For example, as a general rule, a paper with a matte finish will wick > and absorb more ink than the same paper with a glossier finish. The > glossiest finish, transparency film, absorbs very little of the ink, > most of it drying by evaporating the carrier fluid into the air, > rather > than absorbing it into the medium. > > A consequence of that extra absorption is what's known in the > printing > trade as (I think) the "bleed" of the ink on/in the paper. The more > "bleed", the bigger a spot on the paper from the same amount of ink > (whether a droplet from a printer or a layer from a plate). So, on a > less glossy paper, the droplet will spread out farther when it hits > the > paper than the same droplet would spread out on a more glossy paper. > Thus, a glossier paper will theoretically make better use of the > smaller > droplets. > > -- > Thanks, > DougF (KG4LMZ) > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
