Digital BW, The Print

"Jean" <jeanhenderson5@...> wrote:
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> ... The Premiere Art papers I use are the Luster and the watercolor. Would the luster work well with 1100 even if the watercolor doesn't?


I am not that familiar with the PremierArt Luster and watercolor, but generally the luster is a "glossy" paper the watercolor a matte paper.  They take different black inks -- Photo black (PK) for the luster and matte black (MK/Eboni) for the watercolor.

The Eboni-4 inkset I mentioned for the 1100 is just for matte paper.  Since you want to start with a neutral tone, it's probably not going to be your best option.  Eboni-4, the 1100, and Epson Hot Press papers are, however, only slightly warm. The PremierArt fine art 205 (aka Epson Scrapbook) is medium warm. I mention them mostly because the combination of the 1100 and Eboni-4 results in museum grade lightfastness for the least amount of money.

For a neutral print on glossy or matte paper, the MIS EZ neutral is probably the ticket.  You'd just have to change the black cart from PK to MK as you switched from glossy/luster to matte types of paper.

I don't think MIS loads MIS EZ inks for the 1100.  I had suggested they standardize on using an LK density ink for the 1100 "EZ" approach, but they never supported that either.  So, for the 1100, you would have to load your own EZ of UT14-LC (neutral/cool inks like EZ inks but LK density).  I believe I made profiles for the 1100 and UT14-LC approach.  The EZ inks printed a bit light in the 1100, but Photoshop curves could probably bring them up to the appropriate density.

Paul
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