Digital BW, The Print

David, While it is nice to be able to shift the tones within a print based
on the image itself, it is sometimes much wiser to have a set tone of inks.
I think that it is a workflow issue. IF you are making them only for
yourself and you have a large enough  image pool, then variations will
probably be less of an issue than if you  are set up to make editions for
others. It has to do with communication, cost, and trust. It is much easier
to sell a look, if you have "a" look.  A range of split tones, is not what
many customers are looking for when they ask you to make a print. They want
the look they have seen. It is also a much easier task if the customer is
standing there with you which is rarely the case. 

 

I think you will also find that is why many of us have more than one
printer. 

 

Eric 

 

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From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 9:00 AM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] K7 Split Tones

 


In a message dated 11/27/06 12:23:59 AM, scott@k2press.
<mailto:scott%40k2press.com> com writes:

> Makes more sense to me too, but the sepia shadows/neutral highlights 
> is very nice too.  Thier split is much more subtle.  Looks more like 
> the Carbon Sepia inks from the PiezoTone  line.
> 

To me this kind of decision is like choosing whether I'm going to eat 
chocolate ice cream indefinately, or vanilla. Of maybe, if I only get one, I
should 
get Chocolate Swirl... The real answer is I want to determine the tint or 
crosstint on an image by image basis, not in advance, for an indefinate
period. 
Unless you have a single, preferred tonality in advance, then installing a
fixed 
tone inkset (ANY fixed tone inkset) is a very limiting choice!

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Business Unit
Datacolor Inc.
CDTobie@colorvision <mailto:CDTobie%40colorvision.com> .com
www.colorvision.com

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