This week NASA continues its attempt to get their rover free after it broke through the surface of a sheet of 190 pound blotter paper and got stuck. This photograph shows a detail of the paper’s surface as seen from the onboard camera.
Actually, this is one of the pictures that photographer John Noltner took of Nomadic Press work. It shows, in wonderful detail, the texture of the paper and the depth of impression that can be achieved when working with such heavy, soft stock.
The ampersands in circles are printed using transparent ink, which does not impart a new color but rather changes the way the light comes off its surface.
The blotter stock is a very long and loose fibered paper that is also a bit inconsistent in its thickness. These qualities make it a pleasant paper to work with that is full of nice surprises. Which is to say that it can be a bit unpredictable (but in a good way).
It is a fairly cheap paper too.
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