Digital BW, The Print

On 1/14/10 10:01 PM, Paul wrote:
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> 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...
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> Thanks,
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> Paul
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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> <mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.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
> <http://www.jnevins.com/stepwedge.htm>
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> > Roger
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