Fine art papers are expensive and also hard to select.
Our classics are Somerset Velvet Enhanced
(comes also as Epson paper) and Hahnemuehle Photo Rag 308g (many different
OEM names).
At Imaging USA we learned about a new paper: Moab Paper which is distributed
by inkjetgoodies.com.
We ordered a selection of their fine art papers:
- Entrada Fine Art 190
- Entrada Fine Art 300
- Entrada Fine Art 190 Natural
- Entrada Fine Art 300 Natural
First when you compare the normal paper with the "Natural" version
you think the Natural might be a bit to yellow. But
once you compare it to the Hahnemuehle Photo Rag the natural looks
the same and you realize that the white version might be too bright for
our taste. That is why we would use the natural version only.
Here is the spec by Moab Paper for Entrada Fine Art 300 Natural:
# Dual sided
# 100% cotton
# Acid free
# No optical brighteners
# Smooth texture
# Natural white
# Water resistant
We like that this paper is dual sided and 100% cotton (brush of possible
dust before you print). We have no means to check the longevity of
these papers but the spec sounds
very
good.
How were
the
prints?
We printed color and B&W. Both produces excellent results. We love
the smooth texture for B&W. For color the stronger texture of Photo
Rag gives as a more painterly feeling of our prints while the Entrada
prints look slightly more photographic (it is up to your taste).
Conclusion
- Allows excellent quality prints
- about 30-40% cheaper than Photo Rag 308
- dual sided (nice for portfolios and no wrong guess about the print
side anymore)
- spec indicates good longevity
- supported in many sizes
- 190g for portfolio prints
This paper is clearly on our shopping list. |
