Today we discussed paper types. In order to do so, we had a whole bunch of different types of paper with identical prints on them. We did so for colour print and black and white print.
- Photo Rag 308 gsm
- Bamboo 290 gsm
- Photo Rag Pearl 320 gsm
- Normal A4 paper
- Baryta FB 350 gsm
- Photo Rag Satin 310 gsm
- Leonardo Canvas 390 gsm
- FineArt Baryta 325 gsm
- Photo Rag Book & Album 220 gsm
- Photo Rag Baryta 315 gsm
- Photo Rag Bright White 310 gsm
- Photo Rag Ultra Smooth 305 gsm
- Rice Paper
Now when you put all these different types of papers together, you'll notice big differences between every single one of them. For example, looking at the Leonardo Canvas, there's a lot of detail lost in the prints and the canvas is very floppy. And although there's a lot of detail lost in the colour print, it's a lot better than the same print done in black and white. Put that next to the Photo Rag Baryta and the difference is clear. It's much stiffer paper with great detail, colours and the whites really stand out.
The Rice Paper is very thin and has a strange yellow colour. The Photo Rag Bright White and some others have no reflections when in the sun. The Bamboo in black and white is very smudged, resulting in a lack of detail.
Every single paper has different qualities and different faults. My personal favourite is the Photo Rag Baryta, but that's my opinion. Everyone will have their own opinions on these papers and all these papers are great when used for the right prints.
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