Paper Arts Artists’ Guide To Moab Papers
A resource for matching photographs to paper
Directly or indirectly much of what we discuss here is the art of matching photographs to ”the perfect paper”. A few posts that come to mind are:
Finding The Right Paper that discusses an unexpected discovery.
Matte or Glossy that contains thoughts for one the most asked questions in our Introduction To Fine Art Printing workshop.
Selecting The Right Paper that shares thoughts on paper selection while producing photographs for a project instead of after they are made.
Today we’re releasing what we hope to be one of many resources that will help and inspire you in your own search for the perfect paper. The downloadable eBook below is a guide that contains images of all of Moab Paper’s various offerings. We’ve presented these in a way that may be more helpful than a blank sample sheet. It also contains descriptions, general recommendations, and photographs that various artists have paired with each paper. The choices these photographers have made can serve as a spark of inspiration and prompt you to try a paper that may not have been your obvious choice.
Please leave us comments and suggestions so that we can refine and improve our resources to help all fellow print lovers in their own quest for the perfect paper that will realize their vision in print.
I thank all of the photographic artists that have contributed to this guide. I also thank all our paid subscribers that have helped make this possible. If you find this resource helpful please consider becoming a paid subscriber.
A great guide that I missed the first time it came through my email. I think it would be good to know the size of the photos presented by the featured photographers. The greatest need for this is the papers used by Les Picker and Scott Barrow. The paper details that show on the samples are nowhere to be seen in the photographer's examples.
FYI
- page 8 "it's" should be "its" in the last paragraph, last sentence
- page 18 "It's" should be "Its" in the second paragraph
- page 22 "image but there" should be "image is but there" in the first paragraph
- page 28 "cotten" (sic) should be spelled "cotton" on Les Picker's page
Thanks again for this content!
Thank you for this, I’ve been experimenting with Moab papers for a while in an attempt to limit myself to one known good range of papers. This summary really nailed what I’ve been trying to master. Thanks! As for the ‘glare’ it seems like the only way to illustrate the gloss, it worked for me.