Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

 The Pantone 527 purple (100%) black 4. This is in PS6.01 canned 
duotones. I then played with the curve to get the distribution I 
wanted. You might be able to get a more subtle effect if you reduced 
the purple. I didn't know how to do this. My knowledge of PS is 
limited. I am more comfortable with the picture-taking as opposed to 
the picture-printing.

Tim









--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson 
<jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> Exactly what purple and black ink? 
> 
> There are thousands of shades of purple!
> 
> Jerry
> 
> tyork@a... wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Jerry,
> > 
> >  I use a black/purple duotone with curve adjustments on the 
purple,
> > 1440 dpi, high speed off, matte paper setting,gamma 2.2, no color
> > adjustments. The light is daytime and normal house lighting. 
That's
> > about it Jerry. If I have missed something let me know.
> > 
> > Tim
> > 
> > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
> > <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > > yup.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > tyork@a... wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hi Jerry,
> > > >
> > > > You addressed a post to Mike re: selenium-toned prints, was 
that
> > > > meant for me?
> > > >
> > > > Tim
> > > >
> > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
> > > > <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > > > > Mike, I don't think getting a selenium toned print will be
> > > > difficult.
> > > > > But, Whenever you deal with black
> > > > > and white prints, there is metamerism. I got a nice sepia 
tone
> > on
> > > > Epson
> > > > > Watercolor paper, and on Eclipse paper yesterday, that look
> > great in
> > > > > daylight, and are also attractive in Tungsten lighting, but 
are
> > a
> > > > > slightly different tone of sepia. Also, Metamerism is 
different
> > > > colors
> > > > > on different papers.  Color prints don't show a lot of
> > metamerism
> > > > >
> > > > > The trick will be to get a nice selenium tone print in one 
light
> > > > source
> > > > > that still looks attractive in another lighting situation.  
I've
> > > > done
> > > > > this for sepia tone, but selenium will be jore difficult.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Exactly what are your settings for your epson ink/selenium
> > prints?
> > > > >
> > > > > What are your choices of lighting? Daylight, Tungsten,
> > Fluorescent?
> > > > In
> > > > > that order? I don't really have any fluorescent lighting in 
my
> > home
> > > > to
> > > > > view these prints under, I have to take them to a store. And
> > then
> > > > > there's 10 different color temperatures of fluorescent 
lighting.
> > > > >
> > > > > Jerry
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > tyork@a... wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi Jerry,
> > > > > >
> > > > > >  Congratulations on your exhibit. Your images are great 
and
> > I'm
> > > > sure
> > > > > > they will be very well received by the public.
> > > > > >  My family and I always say Grace at meal times and we
> > included a
> > > > > > special prayer for everyone involved in yesterday's 
terrible
> > > > events.
> > > > > > This doesn't sound very Christian-like but I hope you send
> > those
> > > > > > bastards to HELL when you catch them.
> > > > > >  I hope, I hope, I hope that you can get a selenium-toned
> > print
> > > > from
> > > > > > that inkset. The only thing that keeps me from tearing my
> > hair out
> > > > > > (both of them) is that I have the OEM inkset which gives 
me
> > good
> > > > > > duotones. IMAGINE, JERRY OLSON printing sepia-toned prints
> > and as
> > > > > > Maxwell Smart would say AND LOVING IT :-). Jerry, they 
almost
> > > > sound
> > > > > > like they are a platinum-tone with the rich blacks and 
all.
> > Thanks
> > > > > > again, Jerry, for trying to help. I really appreciate it.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Best regards always,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Tim
> > > > > >
> > > > > > www.portraitsofnature.net
> > > > > >
> > > > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
> > > > > > <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > > > > > > Evening Tim,
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Well, I've been doing a VERY odd thing for me today. I 
have
> > a
> > > > > > display of
> > > > > > > 15 photos going up in a new gallery in town. They wanted
> > > > Sepiatone
> > > > > > > prints! After all I've gone through to get the cold 
tones.
> > But
> > > > these
> > > > > > > Prints I've been printing today, aren't "Piezo Brown". 
They
> > are
> > > > > > > genuinely a very attractive sepia tone, and I was
> > dumbfounded
> > > > as to
> > > > > > how
> > > > > > > good they look. They are much richer in tone than the 
cold
> > tone
> > > > > > prints,
> > > > > > > and the blacks are deeper. (Browns?) Richer, and more
> > luxurious
> > > > > > looking,
> > > > > > > anyhow!!) They were printed with a color balance 
setting I
> > made
> > > > in
> > > > > > > photoshop, and were printed with the COLOR MIS Archival
> > > > pigmented
> > > > > > inks.
> > > > > > > They actually look more classy than the cold tones I've 
been
> > > > > > printing
> > > > > > > for all these months. They work on Eclipse and Somerset
> > Enhanced
> > > > > > paper
> > > > > > > beautifully. I have never seen a monotone print on 
Somerset
> > > > velvet
> > > > > > > enhanced of this quality. The blacks? Browns? are deeper
> > than
> > > > you
> > > > > > can
> > > > > > > get with cool tones on this paper.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > So I would say yes, you can print any selenium tone you
> > would
> > > > ever
> > > > > > want
> > > > > > > from this inkset. The prints I've been printing today 
don't
> > > > seem to
> > > > > > have
> > > > > > > any noticeable metamerism; This must be because any
> > metamerism
> > > > with
> > > > > > this
> > > > > > > inkset tends to be a little bit red. (About 6 or 7 ccs 
of
> > red,
> > > > if
> > > > > > you go
> > > > > > > by the kodak Gelatin filters.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Again, I learn something new every day. i never thought 
I
> > would
> > > > > > actually
> > > > > > > like brown tones. But again, this is NOT an ugly piezo 
brown
> > > > color,
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > > is a really nice color!
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tomorrow, I'll try and print a Selenium toned print for 
you
> > and
> > > > see
> > > > > > how
> > > > > > > the metamerism goes. It is different, depending on the 
file
> > and
> > > > it's
> > > > > > > color/or grayscale mode. It is different if you print it
> > from
> > > > an RGB
> > > > > > > image or from a Grayscale image.  So MANY variations are
> > > > possible.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Every paper I've used on these sepia prints print the 
images
> > > > very
> > > > > > well.
> > > > > > > The only thing that does NOT look nice as this color 
is, of
> > > > course,
> > > > > > snow
> > > > > > > scenes. They must be cool.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I really think if you put some testing time in with this
> > inkset,
> > > > > > you are
> > > > > > > going to be very happy.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Jerry
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > I just can't believe what happened in New York and
> > Washington
> > > > today.
> > > > > > > I've been glued to the news channels all day. I hope 
they
> > will
> > > > > > discover
> > > > > > > exactly who is behind this and eliminate them utterly.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Take Care.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > tyork@a... wrote:
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Hi Jery,
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Thanks for your test on the MIS color inks in a 
duotone
> > mode.
> > > > I
> > > > > > guess
> > > > > > > > that tears it for me. I am going to stay with the 
Epson
> > OEM
> > > > inks
> > > > > > > > until there are inks that will do what I want. I like
> > > > selenium-
> > > > > > toned
> > > > > > > > pictures and will wait for Cones selenium inks and see
> > what
> > > > they
> > > > > > are
> > > > > > > > like. Thanks again.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Tim
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry Olson
> > > > > > > > <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > Yup, Metamerism raised it's ugly head last night 
with
> > the
> > > > MIS
> > > > > > color
> > > > > > > > > inkset and black and white prints. Too much to 
accept,
> > > > toward
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > red,
> > > > > > > > > I'm afraid. A Real Pity.
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Oh well, back the the VM MIS inks....
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > Jerry
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > daviddstock@e... wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jerry 
Olson
> > > > > > > > > > <jerryolson@r...> wrote:
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >  I just printed some black and white prints today,
> > using
> > > > the
> > > > > > MIS
> > > > > > > > > > > color inkset and the Torchon Profile I had made 
for
> > the
> > > > > > printer.
> > > > > > > > > > (1160)
> > > > > > > > > > > On Torchon, Epson Archival and Eclipse paper, 
this
> > > > profile
> > > > > > > > > > works very
> > > > > > > > > > > well indeed. No color cross overs, and a very 
close
> > to
> > > > > > neutral
> > > > > > > > > > tone. I
> > > > > > > > > > > was absolutely amazed to get consistent black 
and
> > white
> > > > > > > > > > prints from the
> > > > > > > > > > > MIS color inkset.
> > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > > How about metamerism, Jerry? Using profiles, I've 
had
> > no
> > > > > > > > > > trouble getting good grayscale prints using color
> > > > inksets. But
> > > > > > > > > > such prints have the reputation for being  either
> > > > impermanent
> > > > > > > > > > (like the Epson OEM dyes) or metameric (like the
> > Epson and
> > > > > > > > > > Generations pigments). The reported exception has 
been
> > > > > > > > > > Cone's Color Piezo, which has poor blacks...
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
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