Digital BW, The Print

Bruce,

>Paul Roark wrote:
>> On Premium Luster and Ilford Smooth Glossy, the MIS UT inks seem to dust
>> very slightly in the shadows (where there is a high load of pigments).  I
>> mixed an Epson UC based cyan for the UT inkset and that plus Epson Photo
>> Black took care of it


>Does the Ultratone matte black (is the same as Ebony Black?) work on the
>glossy papers if one sprays?

The matte black that is currently sold with the Ultra Tone inkset is called
"Eboni" black.

I have not tried spraying it.  I assume it would work to about the same
extend other matte blacks work if sprayed.  Eboni, like Museum and Epson UC
Matte black, is a high-load ink.  That is, it has about twice the amount of
particles in suspension as the older inks.  As such, it might require a
higher amount of spray to hold it down.

I'll try spraying one.

(I tried waxing it and it rubbed right off.)

>  I'd like to spray for glossy and print for
>matte with one inkset if possible.

A universal black would be great.  MIS sells one, but it has dye in it.

>Also are the inks in the FS inkset the same as the Ultratones, only not
>toneable?

No, the FS inks are old-style inks -- they have some dye in them.  The
standard FS warms.  The FS-N does not warm, but it is no more lightfast than
the FS.