Digital BW, The Print

Helene,

I posted this awhile ago.  Below are scans of prints I made on Epson 
Premium Semigloss with a 2200 and BO printing using both Epson PK and 
Eboni K.  The Eboni prints neutral, but will rub off if not sprayed.  
It will look dull and flat right out of the printer, but after spraying 
looks beautiful with increased dmax.  There will also be some slight 
gloss differential if you have any significant coverage at 100% black.  
The Epson PK produces a very warm tone as you can see from the scan.

Carl

Eboni on semigloss, sprayed with PremierArt PrintShield
http://homepage.mac.com/scho/Eboni.jpg

Epson PK on semigloss, sprayed with PremierArt PrintShield
http://homepage.mac.com/scho/PK.jpg



On Sunday, February 29, 2004, at 08:14  AM, grdglass@... wrote:

> Hi Clayton,
>
> I played around with BO on Ultrasmooth/PremierArt.  I had no contrast
> problems, perhaps because of my workflow.  I have been using 
> ImagePrint and work in
> Photoshop CS as Untagged Gray.  Before printing in IP, I assign Gray 
> Gamma 2.2.
>  I did the same in BO and found them to match my IP prints exactly.  
> Since
> Gray Gamma 2.2 adds more contast to the image, I imagine that this is 
> similar to
> your adjustment curve approach.
>
> I used the Epson ink for my experiments.  (Have not ordered Eboni 
> Black yet.)
>
>
> Why do you recommend MIS Eboni?
>
> Can your BO approach be used on glossy papers also?  There seems to be 
> a
> difference of opinions on that issue.  If so, which black do you 
> recommend?
>
> I am planning on the Epson 4000 and would assume BO would even be 
> better on
> that model.  It would be nice not to incur the extra cost for the IP 
> upgrade.
>
> So far, I am finding BO terrific.  Thanks for your hard work.
>
> Helene



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