Digital BW, The Print

I want to make sure i get it right before going out
and buying the ebony ink for my 2200. From what i've
seen, you get the best and most neutral black and
white print from the 2200 when using the eboni black
ink and BO printing... does the print still need to be
sprayed if it's on matte paper? the velvet fine art or
enhanced matte? and what do you spray it with? also,
is there anything i should know about the eboni ink
and how to install it/clean in my 2200? Do i have to
download something, or does it work the same as the
matte black?
Thanks so much! I am really looking foward to getting
started on this today and an advice would be greatly
appreciated.
Julie

--- Carl Schofield <scho@...> wrote:
> 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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> 
> 

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