Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > > If you like Cibachrome but prefer a matte or semi-matte finish, the > solution is to have Cibachromes made and then use a "fixative" spray ... > kind of a light, transparent spray paint designed for chalk and charcoal > work ... to get the matte finish on the surface. Of course, a matte finish > has somewhat different reflectance and will seem a bit darker with less > depth than a glossy finish, but you simply have it printed a tad higher > key to accomodate the darkening. > > I prefer full matte finish myself rather than semi-matte or semi-gloss. > Reminds me of a printing aesthetic from when I was in high school many > years ago... :) > > Godfrey I disagree Godfrey! I would avoid any spray like the plague! Cibachromes or what ever they are called now I have printed with the non supergloss surface and it's a nice not too shiny not to matt surface. Matches up nicely with the surface I get when I print from color negs. A pearl surface but with no fakey embossed texture at all. Just semigloss! Mark Rabiner