Digital BW, The Print

Martin, go to page 424 in Blatner and 
Frasiers's excellent book "Real World 
Photoshop 6" and read up on duotones in 
that chapter.   I also detail some of the 
breakdown of the duotone workflow on 
http://www.lincolninks.com using the 
Spectratone Inkset in the 3000 and 
PressReady.

Anyway I like it for quadtones and you will 
have to use a RIP to print from the duotone 
based CMYK file you will end up with.

Good Luck

Allen Maertz
lincolnink.com


Message: 6
   Date: Wed, 01 Aug 2001 16:04:05 -0000
   From: mwesley250@...
Subject: Duotone Workflows was Re: Tim 
York: re:papers

Tim,

I will start digging through the stacks. I like 
to save all my photo 
magazines for times like this but have no 
good filing system. I have 
promised Steadman also so I guess I better 
get to it.

If anyone out there remembers the article, 
date, etc. please let me 
know.

We would need to get the publisher's 
permission to post it, which I 
can ask for. However, getting a copy would 
be the best as it has many 
images in color showing the different tones 
he achieved.

I think that this is a technique that is over 
looked. It also has 
great importance for new photographers who 
want to explore B&W but 
may not have the resources to add extra 
printers/inks to their 
equipment list or send their work out for 
Lightjet output. It should 
also be printer independent. Epson has 
dominated the art print area 
with good reason but the duotone method 
should be usable with all 
brands.

Martin