Hahnemuhle natural line papers
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Using Hahnemuhle Natural Line papers
I’ve been testing the four Hahnemuhle Natural Line papers with the Epson P5000 pigment ink printer
These papers include different fibres in them apart from the usual materials for art papers.
The four I tested are based on bamboo, hemp, agave and sugar cane
- Sugar Cane Natural Line 300 gsm, 70% sugar cane, 30% cotton, natural white
- Agave Natural Line 290 gsm, 70% agave fibre, 30% cotton, white
- Hemp Natural Line 290 gsm, 60% hemp fibre, 40% cotton, white
- Bamboo Matt FineArt – smooth 290 gsm, 90% Bamboo fibre, 10% Cotton, natural white
The papers are all OBA free – for full specs see the datasheets at Hahnemuhle
The surface textures are all relatively smooth, with the Bamboo the smoothest feeling. The Bamboo and Sugar Cane are slightly warmer, but differences are not obvious.
During testing, I created ICC profiles for all four papers. For B&W printing on the P5000, the Epson ABW print mode works best.
B&W tints P5000: Hahnemuhle Natural Line papers
A quick check of print linearity before and after adding a -5H correction [see below] shows that B&W performance [Bamboo] is very good.
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The B&W test images and info on using them are at: BW test images
My original [2011] more detailed article about the techniques in this video:
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The adjustments for B&W Print modes [top Epson, below is Canon interface]
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