Digital BW, The Print

Steve Kale wrote:

>
> A while ago someone mentioned a solution to this that involved 
> printing a step wedge and
> then using something to spot prints with the undried ink.  The good 
> thing about this
> technique is that it will work for both users of dedicated B&W inks 
> and those printing B&W
> with colour inks (and printers of colour can use the same technique by 
> printing a swatch
> of the image area they need to spot).  My question is on what material 
> is the step wedge
> (or swatch) printed so that the ink mix is available and with what is 
> it lifted and then
> placed on the image?  (I just tried printing to glossy paper with the 
> ink saturation turned
> up but that didn't work.)  Is there some sort of plastic that will not 
> absorb the ink so that it
> can be lifted off before drying?
>
> Thanks
>
> Steve
>
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I print the wedge to glossy paper such as Epson Glossy Photo and lift 
the ink with a moistened brush, much the same as using spotone on a 
conventional B&W print from the darkroom. The stepwedge can be used for 
some days even though it is "dry."

Roger

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Roger L Sopher
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