Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Roger, with the help of that link I was able to generate a 21 step gray scale in Photoshop. Now, I need to print it on glossy paper, right? My printing set up uses the 3MK approach with an Epson R1800 on matt paper, I never use gloss. But I do have some glossy paper on hand... should I just print the ramp on that? Then, my understanding it will exit the printer rather wet - so I let it dry and then, dipping my wet brush in the appropriate wedge, I do my spotting. Right? I'm a little reluctant, don't want to gum up the printer...

Thanks,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Roger Sopher <portlyfox@...> wrote:
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> On 1/14/10 1:40 PM, Paul wrote:
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> > Thanks, Roger, I wasn't familiar with that term ("ramp").
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> > That's a great tip to get a selection of grays with which do
> > spotting!. By Googling on "21 step gray scale" I found a way to create
> > one in PhotoShop by performing a black -> white gradient and then
> > posterizing that into 21 steps. Or do you know of somewhere I can
> > download such a file?
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> > Hmm... I do have a Kodak gray scale on heavy stock that I used to use
> > doing darkroom copy work... I guess I could scan that and I'd have my
> > step file, right?
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> > Regards,
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> > Paul
> >
> You can download step wedges from any number of places. A Google search
> will produce more than you may want.  Probably just as easy and perhaps
> less chance of getting one someone modified is just to generate it in
> Photo shop as you described. This is a fancier version but is really the
> same thing:
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> http://www.jnevins.com/stepwedge.htm
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> Roger
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