The color-printing revolution is here. Images look bright and crisp on screen, but when you try to print them on paper, the results look washed out and crude. It's easy to assume that your printer is simply not good enough to do the job. In the world of color ink-jets, the type of paper you use has a huge impact on print quality. Plain copy paper may be inexpensive, but it doesn't make for the best digital photos.
Plain paper tends to be too absorbent for most ink-jets, causing blurred images and damp printouts.
For the best results at the lowest cost, try using plain ink-jet paper to create preliminary test prints. To get great-looking photos, you simply can't skimp on the paper. Pick the Optimal Resolution One of the most common printing mistakes has to do with using the wrong resolution. But they look jaggy and out of focus printed on a high-resolution printer. Don't forget to take scaling into account, too.