Digital BW, The Print

From:  Terry Ritz

"The warmest tones you will get on matte will peak around b* values of 4 to
5 (somewhere in the mid tones). Cone's carbon will not be much warmer, if
any. I don't think this will come anywhere near what you are looking for, if
I understand your needs correctly. Gloss conversely, will peak around 14
(somewhere in the mid tones). That would be yellowish, and adding some LM
would allow you to move this toward a "brownish" tonality."

Terry,

I am resigned to the fact that I will not get the kind of brown tones I like
out of pure carbon inks (though your idea of mixing in just enough of the
more stable pigments is worth considering at a later time). For now I would
simply like to get a reliable carbon printing set up going, get accustomed
to it, then go from there. (You don't want to know about my long saga at
this.)

I am getting exactly the brown I want out of OEM inks. However, I am always
looking for something more and better, and I would also like to have a
second, higher tier of work to offer.


David Kachel

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