Paper is often the most important part of how your print looks. To get the best print, it is important to choose the right paper. Ink jet printing is similar to painting with markers or watercolors.
Ink is applied to the paper, the liquid part evaporates, and the color stays behind.
Instead of using a brush, ink jet printing places tiny, discrete drops of ink of different colors on the surface of the paper, forming dots which your eye blends together to create the image. For one thing, ink can flow away from where it initially lands. If not properly controlled, the ink can wick along paper fibers much like water wicks into a paper towel or wax climbs the wick of a candle. If the dots are fuzzy, the image will likely look fuzzy as well. Text will become less sharp and detail may be lost in pictures or Potographs.