Digital BW, The Print

On 07/18/2013 05:32 PM, Paul Roark wrote:
> Ernst Dinkla <e.dinkla@...
> <mailto:e.dinkla%40onsneteindhoven.nl>> 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

So an Eboni MK + a 3-4 dilutions HP Vivera PK +  a 3-4 dilutions MIS 
glossy carbon and a range of slightly cool, dead neutral and quite warm, 
matte + glossy papers would be a great combination for one printer. QTR 
to drive it


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