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Re: Split toning with same ink for smooth highlights

2004-12-31 by Steve Smith

> I have a been getting great results with the piezo selenium inks and QTR on a
> 7000 ­ Mac  10.3.... But I have noticed that with this printer the 1/4 tones
> are a bit grainy. The curves that I have made up to this point are using just
> 4 inks on one curve. I don¹t want to split tone but was wondering if I might
> achieve a bit more smoothness in the highlights by making a new curve that
> incorporates the two unused inks ­ perhaps splitting the curves 80/20 or 70/30
> to avoid laying down too much of the same ink. I would love to know any
> thoughts or get feed back from someone who is working similarly.
> 
> Best 
> 
> Steve
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