Ben Calwell
6-Jun-2020, 11:33
I just dry mounted a black-and-white fiber based print (glossy surface) onto a smooth mat board, and I see what’s been described as the “orange peel” effect on the surface. I only see it if I hold the print at a certain angle to the light. It’s not especially objectionable; you have to really look for it to see it, but it’s there.
To compare, I looked at some prints that I hinge mounted with tape, and I see the same effect, but slightly less pronounced.
Is this just a normal characteristic of fiber-based glossy paper? I’m using Ilford Multigrade Classic, which I really like.
I thought maybe the dry mounting process somehow caused it, but I do see it on my prints that haven’t been dry mounted.
Also, I don’t have any “release paper”, so I used a clean piece of smooth mat board to protect the print in the press. Could that have caused the effect?
To compare, I looked at some prints that I hinge mounted with tape, and I see the same effect, but slightly less pronounced.
Is this just a normal characteristic of fiber-based glossy paper? I’m using Ilford Multigrade Classic, which I really like.
I thought maybe the dry mounting process somehow caused it, but I do see it on my prints that haven’t been dry mounted.
Also, I don’t have any “release paper”, so I used a clean piece of smooth mat board to protect the print in the press. Could that have caused the effect?