Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

Looking at the MIS web site for bulk supplies and am confused by a couple of
things about your basesŠ

First, "PAUL ROARK'S C6C BASE PREMIXED ­ FOR ARCHES WATERCOLOR PAPER"

I thought these bases were for mixing inks? Where does the watercolor paper
come into play? Is this a base designed for making inks intended to be
printed on watercolor papers (and therefore probably what I need)?

Also, the base for use with the Epson 1400. Can that also be used with the
Epson 3800, or do I have to buy one of the other bases for that printer? (I
have both printers.) If so, which one? (Bearing in mind; watercolor papers,
warmest possible prints.)

I find it interesting that most of the surfactant you use in your base
formulas is PhotoFlo. I would have thought that would be too prone to
foaming for inks and would have guessed that LFN would have worked better.
Where I needed a surfactant in some of the techniques I developed for B&W
film and paper processing, PhotoFlo gummed up the works while LFN saved the
day. Curious to know what your experiences were.

 David Kachel

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