Digital BW, The Print

"davidkachel" <david@...> wrote:

"pr_roark" <roark.paul@> wrote:
> >
> > I've been exploring the best way to print a photo that, I think, benefits from a very warm image tone, if not full-on sepia.  So far, I think MIS LK in the 1400 ... seems to be the easiest.  
 
> ... can you please translate this ... ?

I'm not sure what the date was on that quote, but what I've been doing is using MIS glossy carbon pigments to print what I call a "sepia" tone on Museo Silver Rag paper.  It's the warmest 100% carbon print I know how to make.

The inks are sold by MIS as the "K4" PK, LK, and LLK.  See 

http://www.inksupply.com/product-details.cfm?pn=K4-4-pk

http://www.inksupply.com/product-details.cfm?pn=K4-4-LK

http://www.inksupply.com/product-details.cfm?pn=K4-4-LLK

If you're using a 1400, you can buy the PK and LK as pre-loaded carts for the UT14-M and LM positions.  See http://www.inksupply.com/ut14_black_and_white.cfm

Probably the easiest way to print a sepia tone print is to use an 1100 and LK ink in all the midtone positions.  These would have to be loaded by you.  That way you can use what we called the "EZ" approach for MIS C88 inks (they also have a C88 EZ warm that is carbon).  I have the workflow for the 1100 noted at http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/1100.pdf.  I have made an ICC for this workflow.


> Isn't PK a glossy black ink? I want to print on matte papers. Will this not work?

It'll print fine on matte paper.  The warmth on matte paper, as measured by the Lab B, is about 8 v. 14 for the glossy Museo. In short, the warmth is less on matte paper.  That is one reason why for the museum reproductions that we wanted to look as "sepia" as possible with 100% carbon, we chose to go with the Museo approach.


 
> Also, on you web page: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/
> You show a very brown tone print, what I am after, but then seem to say that this is only possible on glossy papers? Is that correct?


That's right.  I made a "sepia" tone ink early on for the UT2 inkset, it was warmer, but the color inks in it made it too unstable for my uses.

Hope this helps.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com