Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani"
<shileshjani@b...> wrote:
>
> Tyler,
> 
> Quit the tease, what density value did Bill get with the Spectro? 
> What is your K ink?
> 
> Shilesh 

He was sneaky and measured it with one of the new cordless spectros
that allow you to download your data later, so I never saw it.
But I can assure you it was nothing out of the ordinary for coated
fine art papers, probably around 1.7. I use Cone PK underprinted with
a dark gray.
The point to me was it's not the numbers... it's the visual impact.
It's not a big number black, it's a gorgeous velvety black you can
fall into. I don't think the smoother card like surface of HPR has the
same impact, but measures the same, or near it.
Tyler