Osprey Paper and Generations Ink (standard black)

[Wayne Simpkins <hsimpkns@admin2.memphis.edu>]

I like Osprey. It is a beautiful paper and takes the Generations inkset with
the standard black very well up to a point. Black areas that are somewhere
between 95 and 100% black take on a slight sheen so that those areas appear
lighter than 95% areas. This occurs when printing through the Epson driver
with No Color Correction selected. This can be stopped by using Photoshop's
Levels command to set the Output Levels at the black end to 13 but
eliminates any hope of getting a blacker black by using a CMYK RIP or
running the paper through the printer twice. A second application of black
shines all the more. If you don't mind spraying the print with a solvent
base overcoat (the Osprey coating is soluble in water) the surface evens out
and returns the 100% blacks to their black state. This option does not
appeal to me at all.

Does anyone have a suggestion as to an archival coated paper with a smooth
surface similar to hot press watercolor paper that is fully compatible with
Generations? 

Wayne
 
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Wayne Simpkins
Univ of Memphis, Dept of Art
http://www.memphis.edu

hsimpkns@memphis.edu

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