Digital BW, The Print

Hello all,
I haven't brought up the indelible inks on this list in quite awhile.
 
Actually, I don't think I have ever brought them up myself, just 
responding to other folks on the list.  This ink seems to stir up all 
sorts of questions whenever it is mentioned, so I will do my best to 
answer a few of them.

There are three dealers of this ink.  I am one of them, the other two 
don't subscribe to this list as far as I know. For those of you who 
don't know me, my name is Tony Caltabiano, and I make art like most 
everyone else on the list, and I don't earn a living from selling
ink.  
For anyone who has specific questions about this ink, my email
address 
is Calpen1@..., and my business phone # is 909 734 5924.  As I 
have said in the past, this forum is mainly for black and white, and
I 
as well as most of you probably don't want color ink dominating this 
list unless it pertains to making good bw prints.

As far as image fading goes, I sent Robert Rex a sample of the 
indelible ink printed on ESFA and it is in Crane's fade tester as we 
speak.

I can't answer a lot of detailed questions about the ink composition, 
as a great deal of it is proprietary, and I don't have access to the 
specific info.

When the quad and hex versions of this ink are ready for sale, you 
will hear a lot more about it from me.  No, I don't know when they 
will be ready.  Hopefully soon.

I have found that this black is darkest on ESFA.  I got a density of 
1.66 on that paper.  Most hanemule papers I have tried are slightly 
lighter.  This matches what I have gotten on Cone's quad black on 
wells river.

I am still messing around with profiles on my Best XXL rip (got a 
coupon for profilecity - will get that taken care of soon)  but so 
far, my black and white prints with this color inkset have a little 
crossover like the other ink I have tried, but when I add a little 
warmth to it (to get close to cone quad's look) the crossover isn't 
noticeable.

I have enjoyed reading Tyler Boley's posts on this list and others 
regarding his tests of the indelible ink.  He is honest, and tells it 
like it is, so you can trust his word, if you have trouble trusting
me 
because I'm a dealer.  Thank you, Tyler!

For those who don't know,the most talk about the indelible ink is 
found on the inkoptions list.  

I hope this helps a little.  As time goes by, and more people get 
their hands on the indelible ink, I think some of the mystery will go 
away.

Best to all,
Tony