Digital BW, The Print

<<Subject: Re: Duotone printing

<<Hi Carolyn,
I'm just getting into the duo-/tri-/quadtone thing, both as a way to avoid
some of the frustrations of getting "neutral" B&W with Epson CcMmYKk, and
<<because I like some of the effects I've seen. The possibilities are of
course infinite. Curious to know what printer/ink combo you are using to do
yours, and what "looks" you tend to go for (e.g., a more subtle platinum
effect vs. a more colorful sepia, etc.). I know the settings can get
<<complex, but would it be possible to share some favorite recipes as a
starting point in my explorations?
TIA,
<<Doug

Doug, I'm going to jump in here too.  I process a lot in duo (tri,
quad)tones and print with them.  I've been printing duotones on a 1280 as my
solution for b/w / monotone printing, but I'm now using it with the 2200 and
like it there equally as well.  A good place to start are the many presets
already available in PS, but I found that I usually started with one and
then tweaked it--either exchanging colors, changing the curves or both.
There's a nice 'selenium' preset on Luminous Landscape
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/tutorials/duotone.shtml
scroll down toward the bottom to see the 'recipe'.

Hope this is helpful.

Diane
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