Digital BW, The Print

"pdesmidt tds.net" <pdesmidt@...> wrote:
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> So one candidate inkset would be:
> Eboni,
> 30% Eboni
> 18% Eboni,
> 9% Eboni,
> 6% Eboni,
> 2% Eboni

That is the standard Eboni/Carbon-6 set.  


> With these inks two spaces would still be available. 

Yes, that's why the recommended full K3 set uses Eb6-M and LM (18% and 6%) as the Lk and LLk also.  This allows an ICC controlled, Epson driver workflow, which I believe is the easiest.  

I prefer an ICC made with the QTR Create ICC-RGB program and an embedded Photoshop curve that uses the maximum 2% dilution.  It makes a very easy, color managed workflow that prints the most neutral prints on the low-delta-b papers.


> Perhaps adding MIS LK
> and LLK would be valuable as warm toners?

Yes, if you like warmer images on matte paper, the MIS glossy carbon pigments will do the job.  These get to about Lab b = 8 on typical papers.  If you add an MIS PK and print on glossy paper, you get to lab b = 14.  And that's beginning to look like a true sepia tone.


> Would there be any advantages to using a base other than
> C6a (55% distilled water, 35% glycerol, and 10% Kodak 
> Photo-Flow 200, all by weight.) 

Yes, I think it's worthwhile to use the Edwal surfactant (dilution base C6b (p.5 of http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Ink-Mixing.pdf) 
as well as Photo-Flo.  It's readily available and the additional surfactant seems to help with respect to not only a little smoothness but also maybe cleaning (as least in the test tube).

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com