Digital BW, The Print

Carl,

I haven't played with this combo at all - but I have seen prints with similar 
Epson papers that bronzed and I simply gave them a coat of good ol' Krylon 
which made it go away. I realize this is less than ideal for all sorts of reasons 
but I haven't  profiled this to know of a sure fix.

 Perhaps a different mix of black and gray?... (more PK, less gray). I am 
guessing that the gray loads the paper too much when it  hits a peak in the 
mids, while the black works fine even at 100%. Something to consider...


Antonis  



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield 
<scho@m...> wrote:
> Just started working on IJC profiles for Ilford Smooth Pearl using the 
> Epson 2200 with OEM/UC inks (Photo Black).  Tones are fine but there is 
> severe bronzing that appears primarily between steps 15-20 (56-76% on a 
> step-wedge) when the print is viewed at an angle.  The upper and lower 
> sections of the step wedge show no bronzing.  This is with a 50/50 
> blend of a cool and warm profile.  It appears that the light black ink 
> might be the culprit causing the bronzing.  I'm using only black and 
> light black for the warm profile and the same plus light cyan and light 
> magenta for the cool profile.  Any suggestions for minimizing the 
> bronzing would be appreciated.