Digital BW, The Print

I was using Renaissance Wax from Light Impressions on the Printshield 
sprayed RC prints - worked fine on Ilford Smooth Pearl in particular.  
I don't think I'll need it on the glopped prints, but if it raises dmax 
some more and more importantly provides some surface protection I'll 
use it.

Carl
On Feb 3, 2005, at 6:25 PM, scott_now_coming wrote:

>
>
> Hi Carl,
>
> What wax are you using?
>
> Scott
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Carl Schofield
> <scho@m...> wrote:
>> Steve,
>>
>> Yes the PKN is shipping - received mine two days ago.  I used to
> wax RC
>> prints after applying Printshield spray so I'll give the wax a try
> on
>> the glopped prints as well - although I'm pretty happy with a 2.6
> dmax
>> as is and love the soft gloss finish.
>>
>> Carl
>>
>> On Feb 3, 2005, at 6:09 PM, Steve Kale wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> And if you can be bothered waxing the prints dMax may even go
>>> further....
>>>
>>> My MIS order has shipped so maybe that means PKN is now
> available.  The
>>> order was held up and I am hoping they were waiting for the ink.
>>> Fingers
>>> crossed...
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Carl Schofield <scho@m...>
>>>> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>>>> Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2005 15:54:54 -0500
>>>> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
>>>> Subject: [Digital BW] Update on MIS PKN and LKN in the Epson 4000
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The new MIS PKN and UT7 LK neutral inks are performing very well
> in my
>>>> Epson 4000 for both B&W and color.  I've tried PKN only printing
> with
>>>> the Epson driver, PKN + LKN neutral profiles with both QTR and
>>>> IJC/OPM,
>>>> and PKN+LKN+LM+Y sepia profiles.  All yield a dmax of about 2.46
> on
>>>> Kirkland Signature Glossy paper.  I was surprised at how good the
>>>> linearity was for the 4000 Epson driver printing BO with the PKN
>>>> (compare density plots below for the linearized QTR PKN+LKN
> profile
>>>> and
>>>> Epson driver PKN only).  After making some adjustments in the
> LKN:LM:Y
>>>> ratios I also have a very nice sepia tone with deep, rich
> blacks.  I'm
>>>> still working with a mix of Epson UC inks in the color positions
> and
>>>> MIS PKN and LKN so I won't  re-profile all my  papers for color
> until
>>>> I
>>>> have all inks switched over to the MIS UC equivalents.  However,
> I did
>>>> print the Kirkland with a new RGB profile and colors were very
> close
>>>> to
>>>> the original prints with straight UC inks so I don't expect any
>>>> problems printing color with the neutral PK and LK inks.  I'm
> also
>>>> still evaluating different glop overlay application rates on the
> 4000
>>>> prints by running them through my 2200 and printing with a glop
> only
>>>> overlay profile.  My initial test were done with an IJC glop only
>>>> profile (glop in 2200 LK slot) with glop ink limit set to 50%.
> There
>>>> was almost no bronzing and only some slight gloss differential
> to
>>>> begin
>>>> with on the Kirkland PKN prints and after glop application both
>>>> bronzing and gloss differential were completely gone.  See last
>>>> density
>>>> plot below for post glop coated PKN+LKN print.  Slightly higher
> dmin
>>>> from the glop but a terrific dmax boost to the highest dmax
> (2.602)
>>>> I've ever obtained for any ink/paper combo and beautiful
> artifact free
>>>> gloss finish.  I'm still considering my options for installing
> glop in
>>>> the 4000 that will also enable me to print both B&W and color,
> but
>>>> these prints are so good I'm leaning towards dumping matte paper
>>>> printing completely and just using glop in the matte black slot
> for
>>>> overcoating prints.  The matte prints on cotton rag with dmax
> levels
>>>> in
>>>> the 1.7 range just look dull and pathetically weak next to these
> new
>>>> RC
>>>> prints.
>>>>
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