Digital BW, The Print

iwasnvrhere wrote:

>   
> Third question is about the max warmth attainable. I've done zero
> work with sepia but what I have seen of "sepia" prints look much more
> orange/brown than the warmest B&W tone.

It depends on how long you actually tone,,,

> How close do any of the B&W
> inks out there come to a "true" or traditional sepia and can anyone
> point out a standard which I can use as THE SEPIA cause I've "sepia"
> range from orange to bronze.

That's the nature of the beast.. Toning is inherently variable.. Things 
like paper, chemistry, time, even fixing would effect a silver based 
sepia print's final look..

> Is anyone working on a solution that can
> sweep from sepia to selenium?

Lysonic small gamut inks

Two drawbacks:

1)   As dye-based inks, they are inherently less archivable/stable than 
pigmented inks

2)    They have a different pH than OEM EPSON inks.. so you MUST flush 
first..

[Keith]
 
 




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