Re: Watercolor paper

[Charles Bandes <byronbulb@mac.com>]

Title: Re: Watercolor paper

I've printed extensively on both Somerset Photo Enhanced and Epson Watercolor.

There's no comparison in my opinion - the Epson paper feels like a wood-pulp paper, it's cardboardy and rough-surfaced - similar in many ways to blotter paper. It's not a terrible paper, I like to use it for certain things, and people tend to like the feel of it - but it can't compare to the 100% rag Somerset paper, which feels like a real printmaking sheet and makes just gorgeous prints.

Mind you, the epson paper is 1/3 the cost, and I think it is more than 1/3 as good :) This is why I still use it sometimes.

> Hi
> all,
>  
> Has anyone
> tried epson Watercolor paper? What does it look like compared to
> wellknown papers like Hahnemuhle Photorag, Somerset...Does it print
> good, sharp?
>  
> Tomas