Digital BW, The Print

Hi Peter,

I have used standard Epson inks on my 1290 for BO printing on Epson 
HWM and Hahnemuehle PR.
I did not see any bronzing, can't comment on fading.

  I sprayed the PR prints with Lascaux fixative and  got the 
impression that it increased the dmax  somewhat. I did not do any 
measurements since I don't have the equipment, visual 
inspection/comparison of uncoated and coated prints only.

The oldest prints are only about a year old now, so conclusive 
statements on fading are not possible yet, both papers seem to be 
holding up quite well, though.

I print out of PS 6 through the epson driver on a Mac/9.2 following 
Clayton's 'recipe' and the prints turned out quite nicely. To get a 
reasonably Iinear stepwedge I apply a transfer function set up in the 
PS printing dialogue.
I haven't had a chance to look at other BO prints (or quadtones for 
that matter) so I can't really make any comparative statements.

Are you using th UT2/Eboni blacks together with the Epson dyes for 
colour printing?


Wolf
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