Digital BW, The Print

Nick-

I've been using Lyson small gamut for about 2 years and have never 
had that problem...though I don't think I've ever printed on HPR...I 
generally use LSG for glossy and semi glossy prints that are 
impossible to print with pig inks.

I've never used the can of print guard that I ordered with my first 
set of LSG carts...just can't deal with the spray <<g>.

Do you have the same problem with other papers? 

I often see slightly different results over a 1-3 day dry period when 
I use different papers...some not so nice at all, but generally the 
worst I see is a little shift to the selenium shades that many people 
like a lot (I'm not really a fan of it, and try really hard to keep 
the tones dead neutral or shift to warm sepia shades).

If you don't have the problem with other papers, I'd just write it 
off as an incompatibility between the ink and paper...I like both, 
but they may not be a good combo.


Tom O'Connell



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "nick90290" 
<NickBrandt@a...> wrote:
> I have been having huge problems with Lyson small gamut inks 
shifting 
> from sepia to greenish hue in a matter of months. These are prints 
> that are both framed and sealed under glass in low-humidity,
> primarily 
> incandescent light settings, and also prints simply stored in a 
> drawer. They are printed on Hahnemule Cotton Rag paper, and sprayed 
> with coats of Lyson Print Guard. In other words, you couldn't do 
> everything more right if you tried. 
> 
> I have called Lyson in the US and the UK and both technical 
> departments say that they have never had anyone call about this 
> problem before. And yet in limited reearch, I have already
> encountered 
> a few other people with the same problem. Lyson have all along 
> adamantly maintained that their inks have an archival value of 70 
> years. To me, this is clearly irresponsible, inaccurate marketing, 
to 
> say the least. 
> 
> So my question is...is there anyone out there having the same 
> problems............