Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jim Panzer <jimp@r...> 
wrote:
> 
> 
> 	Recently there has been some talk of using duo-tones with 
color
> printers the get a toned print.  I did this recently on an Epson 
820 and it
> came out good...at first, then it turned greenish tinted instead of 
the
> goldish or yellowish tint it originally had.  Is this what is meant 
by
> "color shifting".

Jim,

Afraid so. You can avoid or lessen this by using a tone farther away 
from neutral. Also by using the pigmented color inks but then 
metamerism is more of an issue. Good color profiles are a great help.


  Also, it seems like duo-tones (from Photoshop) would be a
> great way for people with only a color printer to start printing 
toned, b&w
> prints, it's funny that more people don't use them, is there 
something wrong
> with using these pre-set duo-tones?  Thanks.

That's how I started but I couldn't get a consistent tone close 
enough to neutral to satisfy me. I couldn't get passed the split 
toned look unless I got way too warm for my tastes. It looks like the 
2200 may go a long way towards solving the problems people have had 
doing this.

Martin Wesley