Re: Print Club

[Wayde Allen <allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 15 Jul 1997, Bobbie Doyle wrote:

> instance, when I used to attend art shows with my watercolors which by the
> way were done on Fiber Based paper the buying public did not have any idea
> of the difference between that and a piece of newsprint.

No doubt!

> 	It is a different thing all together when it comes to galleries.
> They demand higher prices, so therefore the difference between the two
> papers might come into play as their clientele becomes a little more
> knowlegeable. Which explains most gallery prints being exhibited on Fiber
> Base. Whether this is right or wrong.....it is usually the case.

Yes, and if I understood the reasoning behind Peter's original post he was
simply wanting to practice making prints for this market.

> 	I personally am using RC papers at this time.

Me too.

> 	As to permanence of RC versus Fiber-Based how many years are we
> talking about, twenty-five,fifty, one-hundred? And what happens after that
> length of time. The paper deteriorates? Bugs eat it all up?.... (I think
> they would prefer fiber-based), it fades into obscurity?

Fiber based papers have been shown to last for hundreds of years.  RC
papers haven't been around that long so are as of yet unproven with the
test of time.  From what I've read, the early RC papers were rather poor.
The modern versions are probably better, but...

Most of the information I have indicates the life expectancy of RC papers
to be measured in decades rather than centuries, but like I said before
this isn't proven.  You also don't usually start talking about RC prints
having long life expectancies unless they are toned either.

On a different note, the information I have for dye sublimation prints
gives their life expectancy in years.  However, that probably only means
that the dyes will have noticeably faded in a couple of years rather than
that the print will be completely gone.

> 	And before signing off.....has anyone tried the fairly new Ilford
> Multrigrade double weight postcards? They are pretty nice. 

Yes, I just recently bought a box of them, and have been having a LOT of
fun with them.  I have gotten some really nice prints with this stuff.

- - Wayde
  (allen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx)

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