In a message dated 1/23/2005 4:22:20 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: OTOH, when doing art, the appearance of a drawing, say, can quite different based on the quality paper used -- coarseness, etc. That would be a nice option in digital. I just don't know how practical it is. No clue, really.
Marnie aka Doe :-) ========== I realized later that that might have been a supremely stupid statement, as there are different kinds of papers. OTOH, it seems to me they are limited. I use Epson Premium Glossy Photo Paper because I have an Epson Printer and that supposedly takes the ink the best. As I recall, there are really only two other grades (I may not be exact on this) Glossy and Matt. It just seems to me there should be even more options. But I suspect your ordinary consumer inkjet isn't really up to it yet. OTOH, I am interested in combining photography and art, so I am coming from a slightly different perspective. I tend to think texture when I think of paper -- coming from my past drawing/painting experience. However, photographs really are a different medium than drawing/painting. They need a certain resolution and (dpi, etc.) to look decent, I suppose. I was just sort of thinking aloud. (And still doing it.) Still I'd like the option to print a photo on a bumpy sort of paper. Trouble is, on my inkjet it probably wouldn't work. The ink probably would absorb unevenly and the photograph come out look like hell. Maybe someday... (Yeah, I suppose a graphic printing place could do it, but that is not what I mean). Why couldn't various types of grain be added by the paper? Not by doing some magic in an editing program. This is not something that would should up when posting pictures on the Net, only when printing and framing. Sorry, I couldn't be more concise -- just sort of rambling here. Marnie aka Doe ;-)
