There are a lot of tasty, thick papers that can be used to nice effect when printing with the letterpress process.

Shown here is a sample of printing which has been done on 190 pound blotter paper. The irregular rate of ink absorption reflects the rough nature of the paper’s fibers. The rougher the paper is, the more erratic the transfer of ink from the printing plate to the sheet will be.

Rough, long fibered paper will suck ink up at different rates at different places on its surface. The resulting printed image will have a degree of “pin-holing” which will be quite apparent on the large print areas though almost unnoticeable on the small print areas. 

The result is quite appealing.

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