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Dillution of blacks? was Nicholas Hartmann's Mono- Ink Print

2001-09-03 by Rodolpho Pajuaba

> 
> This leads me to wonder what you could do with a duo-ink system. Use
> the black and a 50% dilution of the black. All this strongly supports
> the people who have said you really only need three inks to get a
> full tone print.
> 
> I hope someone will read this stuff, play with it and let us know.
> 
> Martin

Is this possible? I mean, I always believed (I had never made any research;
I just assumed) that the 4-ink sets were done with 1 black and 3 different
additions of white ink onto black ink. If the 3 other inks are simply
dillutions, why bother to buy the sets? Just dillute them yourself, with a
little trial-and-error dillutions, to find the match that works fine for you
- is this (me) too dumb? Or too much of work for a not-so-good result?
Regards,

-- 
Rodolpho Pajuaba
www.pajuaba.com.br

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