inkjet paper
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- seed
Is it possible to find a wide range of quality inkjet paper for use in creating good quality mockups before actually going to print on a press?
Hopefully with varying textures, colors and weights.
- seed0
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- seed0
Damn, so I've gotten no response. Is there anything out there with varying textures, colors and weights? Or is it all the same old white matte or gloss photo paper?
I haven't found any interesting paper from searching yet.
- MLP0
depending on your inkjet printer, you can pretty much print on any uncoasted stock. the only stuff that really has to be geared toward an inkjet would be glossies, vellums and stuff like that.
mohawk makes a line of digital papers that is really nice. so do a lot of bigger mills like weyerhauser, etc
- MLP0
... if you're printing from something other than a deskjet, like any HP or epson plotters (HP makes a smaller one that we have at work that allows you to run any sheet media) make sure your profiles are set up for your paper type to avoid smearing and crazy dot gain
- BrigadeDesigns0
All else fails, talk to the designer rep at your paper supplier-- they should be able to point you in the right direction.
- Dancer0
WHSmiths provide a small selection. these include: Canvas style paper, transparencies, metallic, mate, glosss and a few others. colour does vary slighty but for mock ups it's fine for me.
- seed0
Thanks Dancer. Hardly one is responding. How do you print people design for different types of paper without mocking it up first?
- ConceptHue0
check out
and many many other places.
there is a TON of paper for inkjet printers. They are the #1 output device for fine arts prints. You can't beat their quality, not on fiery, not on a 4 color press, not on anything. For photogrpahy silver is even having trouble these days keeping up with the inkjet technology.
word of caution: be careful because it gets addicting and it's an expensive hobby... buying paper and ink sets..
- BrigadeDesigns0
Technically, you can set your output to match your paper and it should translate on screen.
Personally I never trust that.
Again, speak the the desiger rep at your paper supplier-- you should be able to get a mock-up printed for free.
Just make sure you buy their paper (or convince your client to) if they hook you up.
- ConceptHue0
you can spend YEARS trying to color match. I wouldn't suggest it. However, there are a very few printers that with RIP software can be made for certified prepress use.
I believe Canon makes one of them.
Not terribly expensive, but it dpeneds on what you think is expensive.
about $5,000 USD and you can have a prepress out of your closet.
Course that may be worthless now with PDF-X1a's and many printers doing soft proofing now ...which btw i HATE cuz it's not accurate and I don't care what anyone says. It's not. I know the average person won't know.. :) but still.
- soda0
Bumping I'm after a good quality inkjet paper to run through my epsom at home? I don't really want the glossy stuff that Epsom sell but rather a thicker, matte stock that won't bleed too badly?
Any recommendations out there?
- soda0
come on you bastards...
- _salisae_0
try red river paper .. i just printed a load of stuff on a couple of types .. beautiful papers!
- soda0
cheers salisae