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'Plain paper' is not expected to achieve the depth and saturation levels that 'heavy weight' paper will and should be used for drafts. We do not recommend technical papers (vellum, mylar, clear film) for image or full bleed plots.
You may refer to samples in the UTSOA technology lab but it is recommended that you do a test print on a range of paper types for before printing your final posters.
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We recommend that your images are a minimum of 300 dpi and saved as either high quality .jpeg or .tiff files. If you notice compression artifacting (pixelation) on your plots, this is a result of your image file quality.
Images from the web will generally be 72dpi, which is fine for screen.
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