Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]pls let me know On 9/1/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > According the Paul Roark (a very helpful fellow, BTW; he > designs most of the MIS B&W inksets pro-bono), PrintShield > decreases the dMax of matte prints. I don't have a densitometer > to verify this myself. > > Lascaux fixative is apparently very neutral, and an old standby > of charcoal and pastel artists. > > I have a couple of matte prints I'm thinking of trying PrintShield > on this evening. I'm curious if any lack of dMax is evident > (subjectively)when mounted under glass. The UV protection of > PrintShield is certainly a big plus! > > Scott > > mehrdad wrote: > > >Scott, i use PrintShield for both glossy and matte, what more does > >fixative do for matte than PrintShield > > > >On 9/1/05, Scott McLoughlin <scott@adrenaline.com> wrote: > > > > > >>While glued to CNN, I've been catching up on spraying some > >>of my recent prints before framing them or sticking them in an > >>album. > >> > >>I've been using Lascaux Fixative on my matte prints and PrintShield > >>on glossy prints. > >> > >>Any other folks using other products on matte and/or glossy prints? > >>Any costs/benefits for using other coatings? > >> > >>I've been using this little formula base on the recommendations > >>of Paul Roark on the B&W Digi Printing Yahoo forum, so I'd > >>appreciate other folks' feedback, experiences and the like. > >> > >>BTW, I don't sell prints, so expensive laminate processes are out > >>of my reach at the current time. > >> > >>Scott > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Leica Users Group. > >>See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- ------------------------------------- regards, mehrdad