Digital BW, The Print

Thank you. I will look up the Brandin workflow. I neglected to inform 
that I am using an Epson 3000 printer. Thanks again, -Lou.
--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "John/Julie 
Gittins" <jgittins2@m...> wrote:
> On 1/29/03  9:16 PM, "Lou <elgha2001@y...>" wrote: 
> 
> > I decided to try digi bw printing. My friend suggested MIS 
> > inks. I called and was directed to the original formula, which 
does 
> > not seem to work with Paul's curves (I was impressed with his 
> > prints). Can anyone suggest a workflow for this combination of 
ink 
> > and printer?
> 
> I used MIS original quads until late last spring (w/ 1160 and 740). 
> These inks have a warm tone which increases some for a while 
> as a print ages. I used Chris Brandin's (partitioned) workflow. 
> I was pretty satisfied with it (used it from the time it was first 
> posted on the MIS site, about Dec. 2000). His workflow was 
> developed specifically for the original quads, and he provides 
> clear instructions, as well as curves for a number of different 
papers. 
> I shifted to the Randall and the Woolf workflows, which are keyed 
> to the MIS's "Full Spectrum" inkset, because I wanted a more 
neutral 
> tone and a darker black.  At present, though, I don't see my 
Brandin 
> workflow prints as obviously inferior to prints from the other 
> two. So I'd suggest using it with your MIS original quads.
> 
> One caution to mention if you're using cartridges: I discovered 
> that the positioning of the 3 tones in the grays cartridge differs 
> depending on whether it's an "original" or a "full spectrum". So 
> the Brandin workflow doesn't work with FS inks, and the Randall 
> and Woolf workflows won't work with MIS's standard positioning 
> of the grays in the original inkset cartridge. 
> 
> John  
> 
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