glossy or pearl paper

[david1701]

Hi,

I'm about to make a 7day shop order and grab some extra paper, and I have no idea which to get, both are 8x10 ilford multigrade but what is are the advantages of each?

oh and should I store paper in the fridge too?

 

[simonkit]

This might help...

http://www.ilford.com/en/pdf/prods/galerie/correctpaper.pdf

Personally I use the Galerie Smooth Pearl for anything that's going to be framed, nice balance between finish & low reflection - it's commonly known as "lustre" by other companies

Simon

 

[bindex]

Another vote for Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl. If you shop around you can get it at a reasonable price. It's a decent weight and has a good feel to it, which may sound silly but it does matter.

 

[david1701]

i know what you mean by nice feel

what i have atm is lustre so I'll stick to that,

 

[spaniel]

I would second (or should that be third?) Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl, great stuff.

Nigel.

 

[chivers67]

I always prefer Pearl over Glossy, it seems easier to dry and handle whereas whenever I've used glossy I've tended to have 'orrid drying marks no matter how careful I've been

 

[david1701]

well i ordered another box of pearl this morning

 

[pud]

Was just going to add my vote for "pearl" but I see I'm too late !!

 

[Steve Smith]

Another vote for pearl here. And only store it in the fridge if you are going to take a few years to use it up.


Steve.

 

[cjnicolai]

To answer the other part of the question, if you don't print very frequently, it's not a bad idea to put it in the fridge.

As for the other, my preference depends on whether you're talking about RC or fiber paper. For RC, I prefer pearl / lustre , for fiber I prefer glossy. (Glossy fiber paper dries with just a bit of a sheen, like RC pearl, unless you heat dry it, which I don't.)

- CJ