Digital BW, The Print

MIS K4 PK is warm brown or try MIS PKN (neutral/cool).  I think that  
the warm PK works well with the creamy warm hue of silver rag.  If  
you prefer neutral or cool then use Hahnemuhle FA Pearl or Innova FB  
instead of silver rag with the MIS PKN.

Carl

On Sep 25, 2006, at 9:05 PM, sagaface wrote:

> Hmmm....nothing in that other post for some reason.
>
> Shilesh...I haven't yet tried any of the new papers in my  
> 2200....it's simply a $$ issue for
> me right now, but I hope to perhaps this coming month. My HPR/Eboni/ 
> BO printing is
> such a no brainer and I can't afford too much experimentation,  
> though I'm itching to.
>
> Um....green-warm vs. brwon-warm.....yuck . They both sound awful.  
> Does MIS have a
> more nuetral alternative PK?
>
> Thanks so much for the dialogue on this....with everyone so geeked  
> out on Epson ABW it
> appears BO has fallen a bit by the wayside. Understandably, I  
> guess. But I'm hoping to
> stick with BO for awhile because my work is so well suited to it  
> (high contrast, not much
> expanse of mid-tones).
>
> So, thanks once again!
> Sarah
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani"  
> <shileshjani@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Oh, blush.
>>
>> Have you tried any of these papers on your 2200? With the original UC
>> PK inks, you are likely to see more gloss differential. In spirit of
>> full disclosure, the K3 PK ink is ever so slightly "green-warm" while
>> UC PK is "brown-warm".
>>
>> Shilesh
>>
>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface"
>> <sagaface@> wrote:
>>>
>>> Shilesh...you're my hero. Thank you!!! I love BO on my 2200 but
>> want larger prints and
>>> thought I might "upgrade" to the 4000 to use with those papers if
>> someone could tell me
>>> it might be worth it. Sounds like a "yes" to me.
>>>
>>> Oh, happy day!
>>>
>>> thanks again for the info.
>>> Sarah
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Shilesh Jani"
>> <shileshjani@>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Sarah,
>>>>
>>>> For you......just for you, I printed BO on Silver Rag using a
>> 4000
>>>> loaded with 4800 K3 PK, at 2880 dpi.
>>>>
>>>> What would you like to know?
>>>>
>>>> Superb Dmax (>2.5)
>>>> Minimal graininess visible to naked eye
>>>> Creamy warm color on the warm(ish) paper
>>>> Some bronzing/gloss differential; easily eliminated with a single-
>>>> pass overcoat of GLOP (50% ink limit). GLOP increases Dmax to
>>> 2.65;
>>>> this is the highest Dmax I have EVER measured with pigment inks.
>>>>
>>>> I have not linearized the output, but boy this is definitely a
>> viable
>>>> option for those with printer/driver capable of BO.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards.
>>>>
>>>> Shilesh
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "sagaface"
>>>> <sagaface@> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I keep bringing this up from time to time, hoping someone has
>> tried
>>>> Black Only printing
>>>>> with PK and one of these papers...
>>>>>
>>>>> ...anyone?
>>>>>
>>>>> thanks,
>>>>> Sarah
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>