Digital BW, The Print

> 
> I Recently ordered the warm tone UT-R2W ink kit from MIS to
> compliment
> my Epson 220, but have been having a couple of issues.
> 
> First, if these inks are "warm-tone", then I'm guessing the neutral
> set
> is purple or something. Basically what I'm saying is printing to
> Epson
> Heavyweight Matte or Somerset Enhanced Velvet results in prints that
> are very neutral and hardly warm tone at all.

The warm ink is supposed to be pure carbon.  It should be half way to sepia.

> So, do I, or do I *not*
> have to apply some special curve to this ink-set to get warm tone
> prints on cotton papers (yes, I'm using the Eboni ink)?

No curves are used.  The tone is controlled by what ink combination is put
into the printer.

> 
> Next problem I encountered is the Dmax difference between the MIS
> inks
> and the standard Epson inks is fairly dramatic. Blacks with the MIS
> inks are muddy and lack the depth of the Epson ones. Should I fiddle
> with the Epson paper settings and try to induce more ink onto the
> paper
> (I usually use the Epson Matte - Heavyweight setting), or is this
> just
> a nature of the pigment/carbon based inks I have to live with?

Carbon can't match black dye, but they should not look washed out either.
Be sure to use levels to make sure there are some 100% blacks -- small areas
-- in the image.  Also, be sure they shipped Eboni and not Photo black or
universal black (a hybrid).

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com