After printing on a variety of papers for awhile, you will begin to know by looking at your image what paper will best evoke the mood you want to get across to the viewer. I always buy boxes of different brands and types of letter size sheet paper so I can make multiple test prints.
If you are new to printing, it is best to stick with the printer manufacturer’s OEM papers until you become proficient and have tested various substrates. Purchasing sample packs from various manufacturers is good for that. I always recommend that people print the same image on a variety of papers to determine what looks and feels best to them. It depends on the mood you are trying to convey and emotional content of each particular image. Like all art, photographic images speak to us in a deeply personal and spiritual way. There are no hard and fast rules of thumb for any given image. Only the artist can determine what type of paper best conveys their vision. Remember, the selection of a paper is a very personal, artistic decision.
Finally, I will provide examples of some of my images and go over the reasoning behind my paper choices for those images. We will then review some paper characteristics and terminology. Let’s begin by first taking a look at the basic categories of papers available on the market today. In this post, I will attempt to clarify various paper types and some important characteristics and terminology to help guide you in making paper selections. When examining a paper’s specification data sheet, numbers and data sometimes overwhelm and don’t paint the entire ‘picture’ in regards to artistic choices. To make matters more confusing, paper selection includes both important scientific data, as well as unquantifiable artistic qualities. Printing is an art and a science – a craft that takes time to learn – as is choosing the most suitable paper for a particular image. In part because of this fact, most images today sadly never make it into print form, remaining forever ensconced in monitors only to be viewed on the web. The number of choices can simply be overwhelming.
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With the wealth and diversity of superb inkjet papers on the market today, even experienced printmakers have difficulty with how to choose the right paper for printing. Please visit our frequently asked questions section of this post for answers to popular paper related questions. Without fail, one of the most common questions asked by students in printing classes is how to choose a paper for a specific image. My design box is awesome! Dirt, moisture and humidity can’t harm me, because the design box has a high-quality, silk matte protective coating.Introduction Paper Types Paper Characteristics and Terminology A Word About Print Permanence… Sample Images and My Personal Paper Choices Conclusion Frequently Asked Questions I can even handle applications of multiple layers of color and the colors will still look radiant. Whatever your preference - manga, fashion, architectural drawings or portraits, landscapes, floral motifs and much more, your pencils and markers will glide smoothly over my hard surface.
You can also color me with outliners, Copic markers and other types of markers. Unwanted pencil lines can be easily and completely erased, without leaving any color residue. My hard surface makes it possible to use especially hard pencils to create precise lines. My slightly grainy surface texture helps creative people draw beautifully and comfortably with charcoal, graphite pencils and colored pencils. I am stronger and more robust (90 g/m²) than many other sketch papers. I am a premium drawing paper that supports your initial sketching ideas and am also excellent for shading.
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