printing on watercolor paper

tc

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Mar 17, 2003, 2:47:00 PM3/17/03

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i saw a guy use plain watercolor paper in his printer for great results.
anyone else tried this?

Bill Hilton

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Mar 17, 2003, 2:53:52 PM3/17/03

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>From: "tc" t.j.ca...@worldnet.att.net

>i saw a guy use plain watercolor paper in his printer for great results.
>anyone else tried this?

A lot depends on the printer model and the inks. Epson 2200 does a great job
printing on Epson's "Watercolor Paper - Radiant White" or the Somerset Velvet
fine art paper if you use the matte black ink, but a lot of uncoated papers
soak up so much ink that the results look flat and a bit blurred.

Marvin Margoshes

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Mar 17, 2003, 2:58:28 PM3/17/03

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"tc" <t.j.ca...@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
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> i saw a guy use plain watercolor paper in his printer for great results.
> anyone else tried this?
>
>

I've been doing it, for selected pictures, with excellent results. I'd been
thinking about it, then I talked to a pro artist who showed me pictures she
prints for sale that way, on an inkjet printer.

Not all watercolor papers are the same. They come in different thicknesses
and textures. You can buy a few sheets of several kinds in an art supply
store to experiment. The sheets are not typically 8 1/2" wide, so you'll
have to trim them.

LauraK

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Mar 17, 2003, 2:59:22 PM3/17/03

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>i saw a guy use plain watercolor paper in his printer for great results.
>anyone else tried this?

There are excellent watercolor papers treated for inkjet printing and some
untreated papers that are recommended for inkjet printing.
Lots of interesting papers here:
http://www.digitalartsupplies.com

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Val Sharp

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Mar 17, 2003, 3:31:32 PM3/17/03

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tc, on 17/03/03 19:47, wrote:

> i saw a guy use plain watercolor paper in his printer for great results.
> anyone else tried this?

I've use Arches cold pressed(NOT) watercolour paper (100% cotton, and
acid-free) in the Epson Stylus 760 here with excellent results.

I've used both 90 and 140 lb paper with no problem. Comes in large sheets.

When printing, I used the 'photoenhance', 'vivid', and 'high
sharpness' settings, with 'fine dither' and 760dpi

I've also used paper from Cotman Water Colour Pad (90lb, cold
pressed), which didn't need chopping up first :-)

But I prefer the crispness of the Arches paper.

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Robert E. Williams

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Mar 17, 2003, 6:13:00 PM3/17/03

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Yep! And it works perfectly with my Epson 740.
I just bought standard Watercolor paper from the Art store.
The kind that an artist would use to create the painting. No special inkjet
type.
Just be careful not to get paper that is too thick.
It may not feed smoothly in the printer. About 10 mils (.010") is O.K.
Bob Williams

Jim Waggener

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Mar 17, 2003, 6:28:20 PM3/17/03

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Arches is coming out with their own "digital fine art" paper. To be
available April 1.
www.inkjetgoodies.com for info.

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Val Sharp

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Mar 17, 2003, 7:10:29 PM3/17/03

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Jim Waggener, on 17/03/03 23:28, wrote:

> Arches is coming out with their own "digital fine art" paper. To be
> available April 1.
> www.inkjetgoodies.com for info.

Thanks for the link ... it sounds good :-)

Marvin Margoshes

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Mar 18, 2003, 1:50:37 PM3/18/03

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"Bill Hilton" <bhilt...@aol.comedy> wrote in message
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Isn't it natural for watercolors to be a bit blurred?

Bill Hilton

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Mar 18, 2003, 3:36:21 PM3/18/03

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>>>From: "tc" t.j.ca...@worldnet.att.net
>>>
>>>i saw a guy use plain watercolor paper in his printer for great results.
>>>anyone else tried this?

>>"Bill Hilton" <bhilt...@aol.comedy> wrote

>
>> A lot depends on the printer model and the inks. Epson 2200 does
>> a great job printing on Epson's "Watercolor Paper - Radiant White"
>> or the Somerset Velvet fine art paper if you use the matte black
>> ink, but a lot of uncoated papers soak up so much ink that the
>> results look flat and a bit blurred.

>From: "Marvin Margoshes" physnos...@cloud9.net
>
>Isn't it natural for watercolors to be a bit blurred?

Watercolor paintings, yes. Photos printed on water color paper, it depends on
whether the paper is coated or not, which is how the dot gain is controlled.
The higher the dot gain the more the inks spread, causing the apparent
blurriness (or, to put a good spin on it, "painterly" look.) Here's an example
of a photo printed on coated vs uncoated watercolor paper (Somerset Velvet vs
Velvet Enhanced) ...

http://www.inkjetart.com/tips/output_examples.html

Bill