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Is this good quality paper for Games?
sheep2001:
Search for satin. Same thing.
http://www.photopaperdirect.com/products/A4-Satin-Photo-Paper-Premium-200g.html
Think that's the one I normally buy.
Only downside to it, but not a big issue for me, is that it is single sided. If you print on the wrong Side it makes a terrible mess.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on June 01, 2015, 01:14:28 AM ---Search for satin. Same thing.
http://www.photopaperdirect.com/products/A4-Satin-Photo-Paper-Premium-200g.html
Think that's the one I normally buy.
Only downside to it, but not a big issue for me, is that it is single sided. If you print on the wrong Side it makes a terrible mess.
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Maybe it's different in Europe, but in the US, Satin and Semi Gloss are VERY different. I used to manage a paint department in a hardware store when I was in college. One of the most commonly asked questions was about the difference in paint sheens. While flat and gloss were on the opposite ends of the spectrum, satin and semi-gloss were still different enough to have their own paint cans. Satin had much less of a shine (noticeable difference) compared to Semi-gloss which was one step down from regular gloss. Maybe the differences aren't as notifiable on paper.
One other thing I'll mention about glossy papers is that sometimes I've had trouble with getting finger prints on my pages that can show up later when the paper is in a game case. That's part of the reason why I prefer matte paper. But I will also say that the gloss paper looks very good if you can keep your fingers off of it.
ZX the Hedgehog:
--- Quote from: TDIRunner on June 01, 2015, 08:59:14 AM ---
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on June 01, 2015, 01:14:28 AM ---Search for satin. Same thing.
http://www.photopaperdirect.com/products/A4-Satin-Photo-Paper-Premium-200g.html
Think that's the one I normally buy.
Only downside to it, but not a big issue for me, is that it is single sided. If you print on the wrong Side it makes a terrible mess.
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Maybe it's different in Europe, but in the US, Satin and Semi Gloss are VERY different. I used to manage a paint department in a hardware store when I was in college. One of the most commonly asked questions was about the difference in paint sheens. While flat and gloss were on the opposite ends of the spectrum, satin and semi-gloss were still different enough to have their own paint cans. Satin had much less of a shine (noticeable difference) compared to Semi-gloss which was one step down from regular gloss. Maybe the differences aren't as notifiable on paper.
One other thing I'll mention about glossy papers is that sometimes I've had trouble with getting finger prints on my pages that can show up later when the paper is in a game case. That's part of the reason why I prefer matte paper. But I will also say that the gloss paper looks very good if you can keep your fingers off of it.
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He is right about satin vs semigloss. Here's a comparison I found offline:
sheep2001:
I agree when talking about paint - but take a look at the paper I linked to - it branded Satin/Semi Gloss.
TDIRunner:
--- Quote from: sheep2001 on June 01, 2015, 10:37:30 AM ---I agree when talking about paint - but take a look at the paper I linked to - it branded Satin/Semi Gloss.
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Ugh. That's what happens when they don't use industry standards. :-\
Either way, I've seen the semi gloss paper that Sheep uses, and I thought it looked great. I just stick with the matte that I've been using for the past year because I also like the way it looks and I have a good supplier for the paper. (Also, I bought 500 sheets worth of that paper, so I'm stocked up for the moment. ;))