Overview
This article reviews eight papers of interest, in the context of our theme “Back to the Print”. The papers for this review were selected based on interest in the market, interest in forum discussions, being recent products deserving attention and diversity of printing choices. They are listed in Figure 1 of the article. Six are gloss/luster type papers (“PK” papers) and two are matte (MK papers). The papers come from Hahnemuhle (Fine Art Baryta Satin, Photo Pearl, Photo Rag), Ilford (Gold Fibre Gloss, Smooth Pearl, Cotton Artist Textured) and Harman (Photo Baryta and Photo Baryta Warmtone). Within the PK category two are of the luster type, two are “pearl” (a beadier kind of luster), while the Harman papers resemble unferrotyped gloss. Within the MK group, Photo Rag is smooth neutral and Cotton Artist Textured is textured with a slightly warm paper white.

The article begins with quantitative descriptions of the papers’ characteristics and ends with an aesthetic appreciat...