Digital BW, The Print

Paul,

thanks for the reply and info, but now I've got myself all confused!

1) with ref to Glossy/Semigloss and Lustre only, should I try to use 
all six inks to produce the various hues I want; neutral, cool and 
warm?

2) is BO and 2K black printing with PKN and FSN-y not a good idea?

3) Quote - "I favor using all the inks unless you want a pure carbon 
print, in which case the PKN and FSN-Y are probably not the best 
choices." I don't understand this at all, I must be missing 
something very basic somewhere, I thought they were all carbon 
inks, please correct me as to where my thinking is going wrong,

Regards, Jamie

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message from Paul Roark:

Jamie,

>
> I've opted to put together a second 1290 setup using spongeless
> carts with UT2 inks, and taking your advice [below] I've put PKN in
> the K position and FSN-y in the yellow position.
>
> Now just to check I've got my options correct, before I start curve
> building for QTR: (with ref to Glossy/Semigloss and Lustre only,)
>
> 1) BO using PKN
> 2) 2K using PKN and FSN-y
> 3) 4K using PKN, M, LM and FSN-y

The UT2 M and LM are warm carbon. They were meant to be mixed with 
the cool UT2 C & LC on the paper.

> 4) and finally all 6 inks for a neutral rendition (or maybe a cool
> curve that could be blended with the warmer carbon curve to give a
> neutral might be better choice?)

I favor using all the inks unless you want a pure carbon print, in 
which case the PKN and FSN-Y are probably not the best choices.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

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> Original message from Paul Roark:
>
> Jamie,
>
> You can print a good black with the UT2 and Eboni installed. The
> curves just use the 2 dark grays to generate the black. So, if you
> have any interest in printing on matte paper, I'd just leave the
> Eboni installed as is.
>
> If you have no interest in matte paper, then I'd put MIS PKN
> (neutral photo black) in the K position. It gets a better dmax than
> the standard PK, and it also avoids the warm cross-over that occurs
> if pure carbon is used as a black ink.
>
> On advantage to the PKN is that you'd be able to print from
> grayscale files using the sliders and no curves. If you don't want
> sepia and like neutral to cool glossy prints, you can also remove
> the sepia toner in the yellow spot and replace it with a carbon   
> ink - the UT2 LM, UT1 Y, or even the FS-Y (or FSN-y for cooler    
> prints). Which way to go depends on how the shadow densities and > 
> tones look to you.
>
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com