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• #Epson 3880 printer profiles for photoshop drivers#

The Moab Entrada Bright suggests Watercolor Radiant White for the media type, but others might be different. Media Type: Each paper recommends a different setting. They used to be before they were absorbed into .Ī. I personally purchase all my paper from them and have been doing so for over ten years. Note: I've linked to for the different papers I've mentioned above. Maybe you need to make a sign for your booth at an upcoming show or you just want to test print an illustration to see it at size? When I don't want to waste my best paper, I use Epson's more affordable Premium Presentation Paper Matte and Ultra Premium Presentation Paper Matte (if I want a slightly thicker stock). In general, if you want the maximum amount of color vibrancy in your output, always pick the brighter paper unless you are looking to achieve a specific tone or effect. Natural means it has no optical brighteners in it. Like the Entrada paper, the Epson paper comes in both natural and bright white finishes. The second paper I use if a print requires some texture is Epson's 340gsm Cold Press watercolor paper - Natural. 190gsm is still a fantastic weight for art prints. To be clear, thinner doesn't mean "copy paper" thin. It's also available in a slightly thinner 190gsm. The 300gsm denotes the weight of the paper. For any prints requiring a nice, smooth paper with just a little tooth (nearly all my prints), I use Moab Entrada 300gsm Bright White. Personally, I use only two types of paper for my print related projects. I urge you to order a sample packs (when possible) to get a feel for what you might want to use and what's in your budget. Of the three companies listed above, Hahnemuhle's paper offerings are the most robust. Some popular fine art inkjet paper manufacturers include: You're going to have decide what's best for your product and how you want to present your work.Īs a general rule of thumb, matte papers work best for illustration. Heavier papers make for a great first impression with your customers, but once your work is in a frame, paper thickness doesn't really matter that much.

Then you have to consider the weight of the paper you want to use. You have many options when it comes to fine art inkjet paper finishes: Glossy, semi-gloss, lustre, matte, watercolor, metallic, and even pearl coatings. The colors didn't pop the same way either. I've tried their brightest paper (their Smart White line) as an experiment in the past and even at the highest DPI print setting, there was an overall fuzziness to the final output. Even a premium paper manufacturer like French doesn't have paper that's optimized for inkjet usage. To be fair, you can print on paper not intended for inkjet printers, but you won't get the best results, not by a long shot. Archival paper manufactured specifically for inkjet printers If you're working in a vector based program like Illustrator, you're going to need to import your document into Photoshop at 300dpi for printing. A higher DPI doesn't mean more detail in the final output, so don't worry about working in a 600dpi document. If you're working in Photoshop, make sure your file is 300dpi.

A high quality image yields a high quality print. This one might sound silly, but it needs to be covered. Again, this is a beginner's guide, a foundation more-or-less to get you pointed in the right direction.īefore we get to the printing part of the process, you need to make sure to have a few things in order. For one, I don't use a properly calibrated monitor (I'm using the standard sRGB IEC61966-2.1 profile on my 27" Cintiq) and two, I honestly don't know how printers do the things they do (magic?). I just know what has worked for me and I hope to pass on that knowledge to you. I won't be covering monitor calibration or the ins and outs of printer tech for a couple reasons.

#Epson 3880 printer profiles for photoshop drivers#

I'm sure there are great alternatives from Canon and HP, but I don't have any experience with their drivers or functionality to give you accurate insight. Why only Epson you ask? Because I use Epson exclusively in my workflow and have been since 2003. In this tutorial, we'll be covering the basic tools and settings you'll need to get the most out of your Epson printer. I finally found the time to sit down and revise my tutorial on producing your own art prints in-house.