"digital" baryta and aqurelle papers for traditional processing

[removed account4]

are any of you folks using digital baryta and aquerelle papers for traditional processing ?
i know they are coated with some sort of space age sizing for the ink/pigments ...
i have some to use for cyanotypes and other things ( hand coating with SG )
anyone have experience with this?

looking forward to answers !
john

 

[OzJohn]

are any of you folks using digital baryta and aquerelle papers for traditional processing ?
i know they are coated with some sort of space age sizing for the ink/pigments ...
i have some to use for cyanotypes and other things ( hand coating with SG )
anyone have experience with this?John

If you're looking for a substrate to coat wouldn't it be cheaper to buy similar papers from an art supply shop? I know that Aquarelle for one is available as an art paper - as an inkjet paper it is very expensive. OzJohn

 

[removed account4]

ozjohn

i bought if from a friend who was clearing out a warehouse full of this sort of stuff
so it was my ignorance that got the best of me, and my wanting to be nice and
take a little away ... maybe i'll just sell it all and buy normal stuff, IDK

thanks
john

 

[jtk]

The truth comes out

 

[Peter Schrager]

If it's Canson baryta I saw someone made a pop collodion print that looked really good on the paper
I'll take some!!
Peter

 

[removed account4]

Hi Peter
I've given a bunch to a friend who is a ink / pigment printer and he hasn't complained. I've also been thinking of printing cyanotypes on it. I ran into people who coat this paper, and the image seems to float on its surface and have a different quality. I've got a little bit left so im going to start coating it soon
Thanks !
John

 

[faberryman]

Try it. Nothing to lose. You may like the shiny finish though it is not what I would want for my alt process work.

 

[jtk]

Maybe the back is uncoated and mabye that'll give you what you want. That info is easy to find online.

 

[removed account4]

Try it. Nothing to lose. You may like the shiny finish though it is not what I would want for my alt process work.

that's the plan
not sure how shiny it is ... it might be some sort of matte finish i can't remember, its been a while ...

 

[jtk]

Shouldn't be hard to ask Red River (very helpful dealer).

 

[Patrick Robert James]

The backside probably isn't coated. You could use that.

I tried some cyanotypes on coated inkjet paper and it was pretty awful.

 

[removed account4]

The backside probably isn't coated. You could use that.

I tried some cyanotypes on coated inkjet paper and it was pretty awful.

bummer !

 

[faberryman]

not sure how shiny it is ... it might be some sort of matte finish i can't remember, its been a while ...

I use Canson Baryta Photographique for my digital black and white prints because the sheen of the finish is as close to that of glossy fiber based paper air dried that I could find. I tried about 30-40 papers before settling on it. I prefer the natural matte finish of Hahnemuhle Platinum Rag for my alt process work.