Cow Face Mask Construction Paper

Great octa mask!

I mixed it up into 2 dilutions, 1:1 and stock and used both. With Ilford paper I don't see much difference between dilutions but with Oriental paper I had problems with staining with the stock dilution. That being said, it gives better tones and detail especially in the highlights than I ever saw with Dektol. Mixing is a pain, I would wear gloves and a mask from the time you open the plastic bag the box comes in until it is a liquid and you have cleaned up and sealed any residual powders. I wound up sealing the box and all the little bags even the instructions in a zip lock before disposing of it. I made myself a little sick handling it before mixing it without gloves and mask.

Holy cow this thing is bright, there are a lot of lumens in this thing

Its so useful to have the right view undervater without any complicance with the mask!

Very comfortable and unlike the paper glasses they stay on your face,no hands. The optical quality is no better than the paper ones however.

Paper is fine for construction drawings, easy to load and use.

I absolutely love Epson's Velvet Fine Art Paper for the work I do. Because the paper absorbs ink, images made on Velvet have a perceptible depth to them, much like my platinum prints from film. Also, this paper yields beautiful, velvety (appropriately enough) blacks and vivid colors. I use it for landscape photography, as well as portraiture and still lifes, and it makes a beautiful base for black and white prints, giving them a completely different feel from those make on glossy paper. The paper has a subtle texture that's not at all obtrusive and actually accentuates most prints. The only downside to this paper is that there's not an obvious face or back side, but it must be printed on the face side. I keep track by only removing one sheet at a time from the inner package and keeping it with the seal side up, which means the face side is always up, too.

I really enjoy using this paper. I did a test strip and noticed that it was very forgiving in terms of what was acceptable and in range for a good print. It is a little soft, maybe not as punchy as the Ilford alternative, but I also didn't use any filters. Its a glossy finish but not overkill. Prints curled a bit when dried face up and less when dried face down. I really like the results I got from this paper and happily rate it 5/5. I have posted some example prints.. photos taken using a sp500 and Takumar 55 f2, prints made using a Rodagon 80mm enlarging lens and intrepid enlarging kit.

I print digital negatives with curves developed for this paper in a printing frame under the enlarger. You must run this paper through the processes one sheet at a time. I start in the developer face down and then turn over to make sure the face is equally wet. Continue agitating the tray for the development time. Move to stop bath face down. Put into fixer face down and agitate for one full minute. Move to a quick water bath, then into a hypo clearing agent for 4 minutes. Then another quick wash and into the print washer for 30 minutes. If you try to do too much at once or don't keep this paper face down you may get brown spots. If you follow these instructions you won't. Doing multiple prints to save time can make a real mess! Final results are beautiful.

Let's face it, this product is expensive. But it is worth every dime. Easily th best paper I've ever printed on.