Digital BW, The Print

If the entire print looks warm then change the blend to something like 
30% warm : 70% cool.  If just the shadows look warm then it is probably 
the un-neutralized Photo black ink.

On Dec 6, 2004, at 8:40 PM, e5bowman wrote:

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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
> <scho@m...> wrote:
> <snip>
>> In the deep shadows where K is
>> the predominant ink the tone will be slightly warmer because of
>> the inherent warmth of both the matte black and photo black inks.
>> This tonal shift from neutral midtones (with the right blend of
>> warm/cool profiles) to warmer shadows will be most noticeable on
>> RC papers because of the extreme warm brown tone of the Epson
>> Photo black ink.
>
>
> Is this why my prints on Luster, Semigloss, and Ilford Glossy look
> so warm with an even mix of "cool" and "warm"? (I'm using the
> semigloss profiles in the latest version.)  The prints on EEM look
> much more neutral.
>
> (To head off a few potential questions:  I'm using Matte K on EEM,
> and Photo K on the RC papers; Epson 2200 printer; and WinXP.)
>
> I like the look somewhat - it reminds me of the UT2 "carbon" look -
> but it would be nice to get back to "gray" if I wanted.
>
> Eric