I can't believe that I've been such a dumbo all these years!!!!!
For AGES, I've been building card (paper) models that I printed directly onto 160gsm stock card. Then I tried Matte Photo paper of the same sort of weight, and I was amazed at the difference!
I know this is BLINDINGLY obvious, but I just didn't see it before! The definition and colour rendition is so much better! Okay - it's more expensive (about 0.25 GBP per A4 sheet) but, hell, it's worth it.
What a clutz I've been!
I'm now replacing all my old models with GOOD ones! Only trouble is, you've got to be careful - some cheap photo papers are not so good at retaining their colour over time, so go for archival quality paper if you can find it!
For AGES, I've been building card (paper) models that I printed directly onto 160gsm stock card. Then I tried Matte Photo paper of the same sort of weight, and I was amazed at the difference!
I know this is BLINDINGLY obvious, but I just didn't see it before! The definition and colour rendition is so much better! Okay - it's more expensive (about 0.25 GBP per A4 sheet) but, hell, it's worth it.
What a clutz I've been!
I'm now replacing all my old models with GOOD ones! Only trouble is, you've got to be careful - some cheap photo papers are not so good at retaining their colour over time, so go for archival quality paper if you can find it!
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