Digital BW, The Print

I've used both the UC and UT inks in a 2200 and both inksets seem to  
exhibit about the same level of bronzing on most RC papers I've used.   
The only spray treatment I've tried so far has been Kamar Varnish,  
which does reduce the bronzing, but I didn't like the appearance of the  
surface after spraying.  I'm going to try the epson semi-gloss and  
PremierArt spray next week with the UC inks and also see what it does  
for BO printing on RC papers.  I tried printing just Eboni on some  
PermaJet Oyster 271 (a semi-matte RC) and had some promising results  
after spraying with Kamar.  The dmax went from about 1.51 before  
spraying to 2.17 after spraying with beautiful blacks and a dead  
neutral tonal scale.  Eboni is of course not designed for use with RC  
papers and it will rub off easily without treatment, but after the  
Kamar spray the surface is very durable.  Problem is that it is very  
difficult (at least for me) to get an even coating with the Kamar and  
it is gritty if you don't put enough coats on.

Carl
On Saturday, December 13, 2003, at 08:32  PM, Steve Kale wrote:

> Thanks.  I was hoping that the spray (in the belief that the Lyson  
> product
> could well be the same as the PremierArt product) would act as a  
> cure-all
> for RC prints as Paul seemed to be having quite some success with it.   
> Have
> you tried spraying your UC/RC prints with this? Perhaps it is the MIS
> Ultratones that are making the real difference...
>
> Steve
>
>
> From: Carl Schofield <scho@...>
> Reply-To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:54:35 -0500
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] RC Papers, Print Spray and Bronzing:  what  
> am I
> looking for?
>
> I haven't tried Epson semi-gloss yet, but with Ilford Smooth Pearl and
> similar RC papers I've tried bronzing is very evident.  Tilting the
> paper back and forth under a light you should see a reflective,
> metallic bronze tone at certain angles - particularly in the mid-tones.
>   There could also be some gloss differential between paper white areas
> and ink covered areas.  The brown color is from the PK and LK inks,
> which are difficult to cool down on most RC papers.  You could try
> using a much higher cool/warm ratio, but a profile made specifically
> for this paper would probably be better.
>
> Carl
>
>
>
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