I recall a conversation with Dennis Brokaw long ago : "If you want a transparency on a wall, go dye transfer; but there's just gotta be a better Xerox", stating that with a frustrated tone of voice in relation to all the work involved (pre-inkjet).
In other words, transparent dyes do to a certain extent reflect light back in a manner opaque inks don't. Don't get me wrong. I have a famous serigraph on a wall in the adjacent room, and right in front of me, a wonderful matte inkjet made from a funky old amateur color negative, which I wouldn't want to see printed in any other manner. But also all around me are some large true gloss poly-based Cibachromes that do "feel" almost as if they were backlit, most of them with extreme detail. Anyone would instantly note the distinction.
About the only way can I summarize all this it that a bad recipe in the hands of a great chef is better than a good recipe in the hands of a bozo.
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