Digital BW, The Print

Paul <paulmwhiting@...> wrote:

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> ... I've had my R1800 for five years, using 3MK cartridges - so far so
> good. I've been wondering which way to go when and if mine bites the dust.
>
Staying with a 1.5 pl Epson printer that is supported by QTR is the key.

Right after I bought it Paul was perfecting the 1400 and the Eboni 6
> approach, so I had a bit of buyers remorse.
>

You can run Eboni/Carbon-6 on an 1800 along with still having the 3-MK
workflow available.
See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/Eboni-1800.pdf



> ... I have some 3MK prints in a local gallery and the owner asked me how I
> got such smooth carbon prints!
>
I only had a problem with the 3-MK workflow with images that had clear gray
skies.

With a 1.5 pl printer, one of the approaches I like is to run QTR with 50%
of the image printed with Eboni-6 and 50% printed with Black Only (1400 BO
or 1800 3-MK).  The combined image is smooth enough for almost any image.
 Black only printing is generally more neutral in tone than Eboni-6.  So,
it gives more control over image tone.

See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800-No-OBA-Paper.pdf  and
 http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/R1800-OBA-Papers.pdf  for 3-MK (Black
only) print tones.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com


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