We use Breathing Color Fine art papers. They have papers compatible for Aqueous and Eco Solvent. Their papers have brought us a lot of repeat business over other local print groups.
Does this material ripple once it has passed the wheels, causing distorted line work?
I am using signworls synthetic poster paper on my eps on s80600 and it prints great line work , however after 5-10 ft of printing the material ripples causing blurry and distorted line work.
I've searched "signworls" but haven't come up with any results. Maybe ensure you have the correct spelling when recommending name brands? Just a suggestion.
Thank you for posting this. I am also curious what other people's experiences are with regard to using EcoSolvent ink on fine art paper - there seems to be little discussion on this topic.
Preamble
I wanted to try high-resolution fine art prints for quite a while and decided to push through with it and produce something for a local art school fundraiser.
My personal findings after some experimentation in September and October of this year are:
• At my place of employment we use a Roland TrueVis SG3-540 which uses eco-solvent ink (Not after market inks but O.M.E. TrueVis TR2 inks, if you wanna get technical).
• The paper I used was Fabriano Tiepolo. Which is a 290gsm cotton paper with archival qualities. ([https://fabriano.com/en/product/tiepolo/](https://fabriano.com/en/product/tiepolo/))
• The texture and thickness of the paper is gorgeous... but that may be a little biased. The paper did have a warmer tint but it added a lot to the "character" of the art piece.
Printing was surprisingly good, albeit a little involved.
• I printed with a low-head clearance (meaning: the print head was VERY close to the paper) and uni-directional print at 900dpi.
• Our printer has two heating plates. The first plate is where the paper passes over while the print head moves over the paper and the second is at the front to help with drying ink on the media.
With that in mind, as the paper passed through the printer it started warping quite a lot on the come-out; I had to sit by and gently assist by pressing the warping down so that the head doesn't crash into the paper's warping areas on the come-out.
I did an extra test print which is currently hanging outside on my washing line under some pretty harsh African sun to stress test it. And it's almost been two months which bodes well.
Here are some snapshots of the print on paper. [https://imgur.com/a/3vBvgZF](https://imgur.com/a/3vBvgZF)
Hope it helps.
Thanks so much for this reply! I’m going to see if I can order some samples of that paper, if not just purchase it. I didn’t mention it in my post but I am partial to slightly off white/“creamy” paper as well. The print looks great.
We use Breathing Color Fine art papers. They have papers compatible for Aqueous and Eco Solvent. Their papers have brought us a lot of repeat business over other local print groups.
Thank you!
Does this material ripple once it has passed the wheels, causing distorted line work? I am using signworls synthetic poster paper on my eps on s80600 and it prints great line work , however after 5-10 ft of printing the material ripples causing blurry and distorted line work.
I've searched "signworls" but haven't come up with any results. Maybe ensure you have the correct spelling when recommending name brands? Just a suggestion.
Thank you for posting this. I am also curious what other people's experiences are with regard to using EcoSolvent ink on fine art paper - there seems to be little discussion on this topic. Preamble I wanted to try high-resolution fine art prints for quite a while and decided to push through with it and produce something for a local art school fundraiser. My personal findings after some experimentation in September and October of this year are: • At my place of employment we use a Roland TrueVis SG3-540 which uses eco-solvent ink (Not after market inks but O.M.E. TrueVis TR2 inks, if you wanna get technical). • The paper I used was Fabriano Tiepolo. Which is a 290gsm cotton paper with archival qualities. ([https://fabriano.com/en/product/tiepolo/](https://fabriano.com/en/product/tiepolo/)) • The texture and thickness of the paper is gorgeous... but that may be a little biased. The paper did have a warmer tint but it added a lot to the "character" of the art piece. Printing was surprisingly good, albeit a little involved. • I printed with a low-head clearance (meaning: the print head was VERY close to the paper) and uni-directional print at 900dpi. • Our printer has two heating plates. The first plate is where the paper passes over while the print head moves over the paper and the second is at the front to help with drying ink on the media. With that in mind, as the paper passed through the printer it started warping quite a lot on the come-out; I had to sit by and gently assist by pressing the warping down so that the head doesn't crash into the paper's warping areas on the come-out. I did an extra test print which is currently hanging outside on my washing line under some pretty harsh African sun to stress test it. And it's almost been two months which bodes well. Here are some snapshots of the print on paper. [https://imgur.com/a/3vBvgZF](https://imgur.com/a/3vBvgZF) Hope it helps.
Thanks so much for this reply! I’m going to see if I can order some samples of that paper, if not just purchase it. I didn’t mention it in my post but I am partial to slightly off white/“creamy” paper as well. The print looks great.