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Re: [Digital BW] Overcoating with glop (was My experiences with GLOP and UT7)

2005-02-18 by Steve Kale

Richard

Thanks.  Seems like the culprit is not LK then.  In my tests of dMax using
MIS UC inks and glop, adding as little as 15% glop to a black patch boosted
dMax significantly.

Steve


> From: Richard Ross / RH Designs <richard@...>


> 
> I tried this myself a week or two back.  The non-glop version does exhibit
> significant bronzing, reduced to almost zero with glop on.  This was on
> PermaJet Oyster.
> 
> As I understand it the Epson glop is applied only in the highlight areas
> where there is little pigment in order to equalise the gloss across the
> whole print.  I haven't done a scientific Dmax test with and without glop
> but just measuring a shadow area on each print shows no difference in the
> readings.
> 
> Hope that helps
> Regards
> Richard

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