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? for Paul Re: EZ ink positions

2004-05-30 by Randy Rancier

Thanks for your replys.  So, the yellow position would give the most 
subtle warming effect.  What would be the next step up to progress 
to, does the cyan and/or magenta positions give a more pronouced 
warming effect?

Is there a way to do split tone effect like you do with some of the 
more advanced printers?
Thanks Randy

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Randy,
> 
> >So it sounds like can have a set of both carts and progressively 
warm 
> >your image by how many warm carts you put in the color positions; 
the 
> >black being always the same.
> 
> Correct.
> 
> > Since I am considering a purchase of 
> >the C-84, does it matter which order your progress through for 
more 
> >warmth, i.e. Y,C,M; or do all of the ink positions put the same 
> >amount of ink in the same places and therefore wouldn't matter 
which 
> >order?
> 
> Yellow puts less ink in the midtones and highlights than.  So, if 
you find
> "neutral" just a bit too cool, a warm ink in the yellow spot would 
be the
> first level (least dramatic) step in warming the image.  Many 
people like a
> print that is just a hair warmer than the straight "neutral."  As 
such, I
> felt that many would like the color of the print if a warm cart 
was used in
> this way.
> 
> >Is there some place that discribes this procedure in detail? 
Doesn't 
> >sound like it is much more complicated than knowing which 
positions 
> >to progress through and some experimentation.
> 
> I'm not sure if MIS has it on their pages or not.  
> 
> >Finally, is there a way to go colder than the neutral positions 
other 
> >than using a "colder" paper, i.e. is there a colder ink we could 
> >progress through to get varying levels of cold, as with the warm 
> >carts?  Maybe an ink from one of the other printers or create 
your 
> >own?
> 
> The paper (like Moab Entrada Bright White or Hawk Mountain Condor) 
is the
> easiest way to go colder.  I have not mixed a specific ink for 
colder.  I'll
> have to give it more thought to see if there is an easy way to mix 
a new ink
> -- but probably not.  With a cold toner from another inkset you 
could do it
> with curves, but most don't want to mess with making such.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

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