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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2004-05-30 by Randy Rancier
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