Digital BW, The Print

Clayton,

Thank you so much for you input.  The articles look like they will be 
very informative.  The initial black and white print I've made, 
just "winging it" look very nice.  I'm looking forward to more 
experiementation.

Any other comments or imput from others in the forum would be welcome 
as well.

Ryan

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Clayton Jones" 
<cj@...> wrote:
>
> Hello Ryan,
> 
> >Hi, I'm pretty new to the group, and I'm hoping that some of you 
can 
> >help bring me up to speed on b&w printing.
> 
> Welcome to the forum.  Lot's of good brains to pick here.
> 
>  
> >I'm currently using the Epson 3800...
> >
> >I see a lot of different papers being talked about, so that is a 
bit 
> >confusing.  I'm on a relatively limited budget, so I can't keep 
bying 
> >tons of different paper to test out and make custom profiles for.
> 
> Please see article #5 at the link below ("The Great Paper Chase"). 
It
> has a review on 25 or so matte papers and will give you a good idea 
of
> what the various papers are like.  There are lots of good ones to
> choose from.
> 
> You'll need some Epson Enhanced Matte (EEM) for proofing paper - 
it's
> inexpensive, has good dmax and otherwise looks good (so it's good 
for
> judging your images as you work them up), but isn't acid free.  So
> you'll need something else for final prints.
> 
>  
> >It would be great to learn how some of you are printing with your 
> >Epson printers (any model, but K3 would be more relevent) step by 
> >step (shortened if necessary).
> 
> Please also see article #9.  It contains a step by step outline for
> using the 2400 (K3 inks).  It's a simple and straightforward 
approach
> which will get you going right away making excellent prints with the
> ABW system "out-of-the-box".  I haven't seen a 3800 yet, so some of
> the controls may be a bit different, but they are both K3 systems so
> it should be very similar.  Good luck, have fun!
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Clayton
> 
> 
> Info on black and white digital printing at    
> http://www.cjcom.net/digiprnarts.htm
>