Digital BW, The Print

Wendy,
> 
> i've been using the pictorio film most recently on my 1280, using 
the
> spectral negative workflow, printing with epson color inks. my 1160 
is
> now a dedicated bw printer, with Piezo or MIS. 

Are you using the Cone driver with MIS inks?

>i haven't tried
> printing film negs with the bw inks yet. since you have to trick the
> printer into  using a paper profile to get the higher res, i'm not 
so
> sure how the pigment inks will take to the film surface. 
> 
I've talked to people who have taken Dan's class and printed with the 
Piezo inks on the Pictorico material and actually viewed the 
negatives, they do look pretty good but they may be too thin for some 
processes. I'm planning to print Ziatypes. I've also heard that the 
midtones do not print well with the Pictorico material.

> i must say that i do prefer service bureau negs to the ink jet ones
> for  the clarity of details, at least when printing in platinum. and
> the density really changes the exposure times. they are too thin 
often
> for the work i'm doing. 
> 

I've heard the same from others. 
> i would be interested to know how the process works for you, and 
what
> method of printmaking you are doing. 
> 

As I mentioned I'll be printing Ziatypes, which will be made from 
35mm scans. I can't scan my 4x5 and 8x10 negatives now. Also I'll be 
priting VDBs and Cyanotypes.

I'll try to keep you updated. This is a major adventure for me.

Thanks,

Don