Card Template Video Tutorials - Photoshop CC / Horizontal Image / Windows
Video tutorials from downloading to setup and printing using RRP's Photoshop card templates
Welcome to the video tutorial series for RRP's greeting card templates for Photoshop CC and Windows. Below you will find three sections:
Getting started
Main setup tutorial
Printing videos for Canon and Epson
Watch all three sections at least one time before starting! The process is not complicated but you need to see the process and be alert for settings you must get correct.
Red River for Scenic Notecards and Fine Art Prints
I have been using Red River for a few years since I heard about it in the Digital Story blog. I have had a local Bodega Bay photography exhibit at the Local Color Gallery, all prints done on Red River 60 lb. matte paper. I print all my work on a terrific Canon printer. Also I use the matte notecard Red River Paper to print my 5x7 scenic notecards of Bodega Bay and the California Sonoma North Coast oceanscapes, birdlife, cliffs, and sweeping panoramas. Red River's quality is outstanding, and at a reasonable price. I know that compliments on the quality and richness of my images are the result of printing on Red River.
Papers with the Archival designtation can take many forms. They can be glossy, matte, canvas, or an artistic product. These papers are acid free, lignin free and can be made of virgin tree fiber (alpha cellulose) or 25-100% cotton rag. They are likely to have optical or fluorescent brightening agents (OBAs) - chemicals that make the paper appear brighter white. Presence of OBAs does not indicate your image will fade faster. It does predict a slow change in the white point of your paper, especially if it is displayed without UV filter glass or acrylic.
Archival Grade Summary
Numerous papers - made from tree or cotton content
Acid and lignin free base stock
Inkjet coating layer acid free
Can have OBAs in the base or the coating
Museum Grade Paper
Papers with the museum designation make curators happy. They are made from 100% cotton rag content and have no optical brightener content. (OBA) The base stock is acid and lignin free. The coating is acid free. This type of offers the most archival option in terms of media stability over time.
Museum Grade Summary
100% cotton rag content
Acid and lignin free base stock
Inkjet coating layer acid free
No OBA content
Photographic Grade Paper
Photo Grade products are designed to look and feel like modern photo lab paper. Most photo grade media are resin coated, which means they have a paper core covered by a thin layer of polyethelene (plastic) . Plastic gives the paper its photo feel, stability (flatness), water resistance, handling resistance, and excellent feed consistency.
Prints on photo grade media are stable over long periods. With pigment inks in a protected environment, you can see up to 80 years on-display life. All RC papers are Photo Grade for two reasons. Plastic content is not technically archival by museum standards. Also, the inkjet coating of all RC papers is slightly acidic. It facilitates instant drying and does not actually change the stability of your inks over time. Virtually all RC papers have optical brightening agents (OBAs).
