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Matt seems be a subjective term; I recently got a sample of Fuji Crystal Archive paper in ‘matte’ finish, and the surface is more like ‘pearl’
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That's really why I want a look at it before I buy...
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I haven't used Art 300, but have received a couple of prints made on it in various exchanges. There seems to be some texture to the paper, and I would call it a true matte finish. For 6x6 contacts I wonder if the texture plus lack of gloss might make the image look too soft?
Of course that might be exactly what you want. It's also quite a warm paper I think. Maybe it was conceived to suit portraits? For those who've used it, does it do anything interesting colour-wise in selenium or a sulphide toner? In passing, when I make stereoscopes I use 6x6 contacts trimmed and mounted. MG FB works well. The images are contrasty and crisp, without the high gloss of a RC paper which might create troublesome reflections. It's surprising just how much you can actually see in such a small print. |
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Yes, i was wondering about the softness issue. Years ago, before I got into darkroom printing, I did some ink jet prints onto cartridge paper. I quite liked the resulting softness but they were larger prints.
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I don't find it that soft, no more than any other matt surface, and as far as I can tell it is coated with Ilfords W/T emulsion, at least the settings on my analyser/pro are identical for both warmtone and Mg art 300, it is ideal for portraits, especialy what I call retro protraits, for instance I recently did some pictures that I took at the Victorian Christmas event and tried to make Victorian style photos, and it worked a treat, I sent some for recent exchanges and they are posted in the gallery, also good for still life, and sometimes for landscape, depending upon the subject, It is said it doesn't scan well but for posting I scanned 4 sheets and had no problems at all, yes, there is a lot of texture on the surface, and when starting to use it I had problems telling the coated side from the back, it is indeed very warm, and for printing contacts you might have a problem without glass as it can be a problem getting the paper to lay flat, I think because it is a photo rag product it is, in spite of being almost triple weight paper it is very light, as far as toning, I have only toned in sepia, I don't use selenium but in sepia it is very good indeed, better than MG classic, as good as the old and much missed Kentmere art classic, I would say it is very much a replacement for the Kentmere art papers,
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I too have used Ilford Art 300 paper occasionally and have sent out a couple of prints in the exchanges.
Just looking at my 'Ilford paper swatches' it is described by Ilford as a 'Textured art paper' and is a FB paper. To my eyes, it has the weight and texture of a watercolour paper and has a very slight sheen to it, when turned too and fro to the light. Interestingly it seems to be the only swatch that Ilford haven't put anymore details on eg base weight, base type or surface, although these are probably on their website. Comparing it with all the other swatches, I would say that it is about one tone darker than MG RC warmtone pearl or MG FB warmtone glossy surface, overall, even in the borders when developed in ordinary MG developer, so no new developer is required, although I do wonder if the effect would be stronger in a warmtone developer? The full range of tones from paper 'white' through to black are evident in the swatch. As said, it's a lovely paper, that when paired with the right neg works very well. Just the mention of it reminded that I have a box of it that I've not used for a while, so I'll have to put it on the top of my other paper boxes, to encourage me to print a sheet or two again when next in the darkroom. Terry S Last edited by Terry S; 15th March 2018 at 01:11 PM. |
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Don't get me wrong, it is a lovely paper, but annoyingly, there are some much nicer textures available to inkjet users (all without a hint of sheen). |
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