Digital BW, The Print

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From: <sdmey4@...>
To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 6:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Lyson vs. piezo inks



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> A note about the new Piezotone inks:
> Many are under the impression that they are more neutral that the original
> sundance inks.
> I would have to say, not! The tone is very similar to the original
inks(warm)
> with the advantage being
> better blacks, and prints that come out looking like aged piezo prints
> already seasoned to there final hue.
> We have all seen the warming effect from piezo, and MIS inks, the
piezotones
> come out in a warmish
> state and that's the way they look 2 months later too.

Steven,

I agree with you that the PiezoTone Warm Neutral are not very close to
neutral at all. They should have just left the "Neutral" out of name. If
anyone out there is looking for a neutral ink set, this isn't it.

I don't find them as warm as the original Piezo or the MIS-FS though. Out of
the printer it is pretty close to the 50/50 blend of FS/FS Neutral I tried.
The PT Warm Neutral sure isn't as warm as some of my aged Piezo from last
year! I have a wedge on H. Torchon that has gone sepia. The warming really
seems heavily paper dependent.

The Selenium PiezoTones are a reality though and hopefully will be available
for sale July 15th as promised. The Cool Neutral flavor is also coming soon.
I hope that in one of those two (or a combination if you are willing to mix)
there will be something that is closer to neutral than we have seen before
in a Piezo compatible ink set.

Martin Wesley