Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Paul,

I studied the pdfs on the links you sent... one thing I forgot to mention is that I find the 3MK approach has a strong appeal to me in its simplicity and economy. I'm not quite ready to embark on the next step in my learning curve! I hasten to add I'm impressed and grateful for your contributions to the b/w printing community but I may take a pass for now.

Best regards,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Paul Roark <roark.paul@...> wrote:
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> 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
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> 
> 
> > ... 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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