Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Bernd,

> Some of the people in the galleries I looked at also seemed to say 
the Iris
> had gotten a bad reputation.  I wonder if it is the same warming 
that we are
> seeing in the current pigmented quads.

Paul, he showed me his IRIS prints, they did not only warm up, but 
had different color shiftings in different areas of the image.

> There could be a number of factors that explain the differences in 
>the colors of the Piezo and MIS prints we've compared.  First,  it 
>appears from what you say that the Piezo prints are older than the 
>MIS prints.  

Maybe they were older, I don´t know. But if I compare those older 
Piezo prints to my new-ones on German Etching the tone is rather 
alike so I don´t believe its a matter of age or paper, but a matter 
of ink-charge.


> Color is very subjective.  Also, it is mainly when prints are held
> side-by-side that I notice the differences.  I am a silver printer, 
so I
> have been most interested in getting to a color that could hang 
next to my
> silver prints and look consistent.

Agreed. I´m a silver printer too. I used to print on Agfa 
Multicontrast Classic (Baryt). It is warm-toned in neutral 
developers, but can be much warmer than Piezo in warmtone developers.
I´m very curious whether I will switch to cooler tones with your 
variable inks I ordered for my 1270. Maybe I´ll fall in love with the 
cooler tones if I see my industrial landscapes printed with MIS inks?!

> that different ink batches may have different color tints, or the
> dyes/pigments might be separating.  

Paul, what do you mean with dyes/pigments? Doesn´t Jon Cone claim his 
inks are pure carbon pigments?? Or did I MISunderstand something?

Hey, I´m looking forward to printing with your inks. When they will 
arrive I´ll take some extra holidays.

Thanks for answering.
Bernd






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