Digital BW, The Print

Ernst Dinkla <e.dinkla@...> wrote:

> **
>  ...
> > ... MIS glossy carbon on glossy paper for my "sepia" tone prints. They
> > have a Lab B of up to about 12 to 14. ...
>
> Is that also the warmest pure carbon ink around? For the three brands +
> Cone + MIS?
>
>
The MIS glossy carbon (for example, K4-PK, LK, and LLK, all 100% carbon) on
matte paper seems to have the same tones as the Cone Carbon Sepia on matte
paper.  These carbons appear to be the warmest we have available.  On
coated papers they hit about Lab B = 8 at their peaks in the midtone
values.   I don't know if Jon has a glossy 100% carbon.  The MIS carbon is
considerably warmer on glossy paper and less warm on un-coated paper.  The
Epson and HP "gray" inks appear to be blends of carbon plus color inks used
to cool the carbon.

I have used the MIS carbons on Museo Silver Rag for "sepia tone" prints.
 Silver Rag, not having any OBAs, seemed like the most appropriate paper at
the time.

The OEM MKs also appear to be warm carbons that might be starting points
for warm matte inksets, but I don't see much point in doing that.  Eboni is
the oddball carbon in that it's less warm than the others.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


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