Digital BW, The Print

Hello Brian,

>Where on the cool/warm scale is the EEM paper? 

Fresh EEM has a paper color of W2.5 (in the grading scale used in the
"Paper Chase" article).  The ink color is B3.5, and dmax is D4.5


>I showed a couple prints to one of my friends (one BO and the other 
>continuous tone) - and without giving any hints or anything, the 
>first thing he commented on was the intensity of the blacks in the 
>BO print!  Anyway, I thought that was interesting.    

Yep.  It's a very common response.  Too bad we can't get that kind of
intensity and luminance with full ink prints.  The 2400/K3 prints are
the closest to it that I've seen from any full ink system.  I'm
printing a portfolio of California and Florida landscapes right now
that's all K3 and they look great.

Regards,
Clayton


Info on black and white digital printing at    
http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm


>>Re BO printing, I'd like to add that while Eboni is slightly warm, 
>>one of it's great qualities is that it changes it's tone from warm 
>>to cold black depending on the paper.  So it's actual color really 
>>depends on what paper it's on.  On Kayenta for example, it produces
>>a neutral cold black.  Since Kayenta is a bright white paper, this 
>>combination makes the most pure and truly black and white carbon 
>>ink print I've seen.  At the other end, on Wm Turner it produces 
>>about as warm as you can get without being sepia colored.  So it 
>>has a wide range of tones.  Other blacks respond to the paper too,
>>but none with such pretty tones as Eboni.  This is why it's the 
>>most popular ink for BO printing.