EPSON MATTE PAPER STAPLES PHOTO SUPREME PLUS

If it's not acceptable, at least you know! I don't have Epson so can't give suggestions there, but if all you can get is a semi-gloss or Satin or whatever, give it a try and show it to your clients, and if it's acceptable, well, go for the 13x19. If you aren't prepared for such a color-managed approach, well, if it were me I'd get some 8.5x11 Epson paper, one that comes closest to what you want (matte) that is also available in the 13x19 size. If you want to delve into this 'seriously' then follow the steps described, you'll want a calibrated monitor, research the available papers that have profiles for your printer, get sample packs and run tests, and go for it. You are correct about Epson testing their papers for durablility.Īrtists Archives of the Western Reserve - Board

Cheap paper usually = poor/unrealable results with questionable longevity. It is not cheap, but your printer should already have the profile for it and the results will be top notch, predictable and repeatable.Īs Rene suggests, Red River, and Hahnemühle make excellent products but you will have to experiment and load the correct printing profiles into your printer. I have printed, matted and framed many 13x19 pictures with this paper for exhibits and love the results. And it will soak up ink like a sponge, so be prepared to have cartridges on hand. This is wonderful paper, almost giving your fine art prints a watercolor type appearance. I use a great deal of Epson Velvet Fine Art paper: I doubt you will get the type of fine art results you are seeking with the Staples paper not saying it's bad paper, but just not appropriate for your needs.Īnything that says, gloss, semi-gloss or satin will not give you the desired flat mat appearance you seek. So far just for convenience sake I've been using the Epson papers. There are a lot of great papers out there, but unless you have the specific profiles to load for your Epson printer for non-Epson papers you will get iffy to poor results. If you've read this far, you know I'm a bit lost.

(I know, this is dumb, the paper is the cheapest part, vs mat and frame.)

EPSON MATTE PAPER STAPLES PHOTO SUPREME PLUS

HP Premium Plus 13x19 at about $2 - $2.50 starts to hurt. I've seen Epson Premium 13x19 at about $1.75/sheet, which is OK. The Staples paper is cheapest, $1.30/sheet. What is Luster? Sparkly?)Ĭost is a concern.

Is it like matte? (Epson also has Luster. There is also Epson Premium photo paper in Semi-Gloss, but I don't know what it looks like. I have used HP Premium Plus Soft-Gloss in 8.5x11' sizes, but that finish isn't available in 13x19'. The pictures will be framed behind glass, but I don't really trust the Staples paper to resist fading. Staples has no information on this, unlike Epson and HP which have apparently done testing on their papers. I tried some Staples Photo Supreme 13x19' Matte (the only paper of that size I can get locally), and they like it, but I'm not sure how well it will hold up to fading. The people who are getting the pictures like a matte finish. I'm looking for help or advice on a good 13x19' photo paper to print with my Epson Artisan 1430.

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