Color printers

ASCooperband

Mark suggest using an Epson P600 inkjet 13"-wide printer (about $700 from Amazon, about $330 for a set of 9 ink cartridges).  Does anyone know of an 8" printer of comparable print quality with reasonably priced ink?  I'm willing to tape together a number of smaller prints when I need something larger.

Also, what has been your experience with ink drying out in the printer?  I expect to be using the printer only intermittently with weeks of non-use in between.

Ajoe

I agree with Mark that the Epson P600 is a great printer, but for smaller formats, I have had very good experiences with Canon photo printers.

But today I don't own a photo printer. I have found it much more cost-effective to use a local retailer like Staples or Walmart that does good photo prints fairly cheap, and at virtually any size I want.

PaulB

You are only going to need a couple dozen prints. That's a guess, but there will come a point where your eye can judge color well enough to skip the print and just paint from reference or from life. I don't think it's worth getting a printer, and I agree with @Ajoe. Staples charges me $4 - $5 to print and laminate a 17" photograph. A printer is just not cost effective.

gar3thjon3s

I was going to say the same thing, I considered buying a colour printer when I started with the DMP method and glad I didn't because of the huge cost and the fact that after a short while colour checking became unneccesary. I now just paint from life or from an old iPad screen...

TamDeal

Have people found that almost always the print people juice up the photos.  That is what Mark claims is the reason to get your own total process.  I have so far got the local library to do them, and I am satisfied.