All in all, the media surface description terms hold up reasonably well for RC paper, much less so for fine art papers. When mechanical calendaring is applied with less vigor during the paper making process, then the ink jet coatings on a fine art paper core often still carry evidence of the paper structure itself. Calendaring is very common with the 'fine art" papers, but the effect is more wide ranging, giving rise to "ultrasmooth" matt fine art papers as well as more toothy surfaces like Hahnemuhle's William Turner. Some RC papers are mechanically "calendared", again giving rise to a very uniform texture. The final surface result is typically thus a very homogeneous, non-oriented surface texture. This is because the top coating imparts most of the surface effect and typically without any bi-directional differences since it is being coated over a very smooth, non conformal, paper-concealing polyethylene layer. RC papers are far more consistent than "fine art" inkjet media in classification as "luster", "Pearl", "Satin", "Semi-gloss", Glossy", etc. Just couple of points.2 maybe 3 cents worth. Glossy RC papers, Fibre-Baryta and other media.ĭecember 2012, 500+ inkjet media white spectral plots. Maybe a manufacturer could learn something from a "poll" like that and give us the right textures and the right descriptions in the coming years. Also mention whether you like that texture and gloss quality including its change when printed with the inks you use. Not a traditional polling request here but something else describe the surface of the glossy papers you use or at least have a sample off and tell us the manufacturer had it right or wrong. There is that other confusion where Pearl either means a Pearly texture or a Pearlescent (Opale) effect in the coating And I am not sure myself what Luster is compared to Pearl or Satin to Semi-Matte, etc. It surprises me again and again that the "manufacturer's" description of the texture and the gloss is so often off the mark. ![]() I have a collection of about 500 inkjet papers, say half of them glossy. I thought about hijacking that thread as it is already wandering off to unknown territory and starts with an odd list for the poll. There is a new thread and poll in this forum about RC Lustre papers.
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