I've recently acquired a used 7600 to add to my 2200 and am considering which inkset to put in it. I'm attracted to Paul Roark's 4k+ approach primarily because it would allow me both matte & photo blacks. However, being unfamiliar with this system, I have a couple of questions. I currently use 2 quadtone sets in the 2200 - UT-FSN & UT7 carbon (with UT-FS-Y as the lightest ink). I also sometimes use the UT7 sepia and UT3D Selenium toners (by swapping out the lightest inks). My most-used overall tone is about halfway between the two quadtone sets so I typically use a 50% mix of the two curves in QTR but occasionally I also use either set on its own. The first question regards the tone of the MIS K4 inks that Paul recommends for 4k+. Where do they fit on a scale between UT-FSN Neutral & UT7 Carbon? Or do they have a distinctly different tone than those inks, eg more green, such that they couldn't be said to be comparable? I am particularly concerned that I will be having to put down a lot of coloured ink just to achieve my favourite basic tone. Secondly, will the LC (or LLC) and LM inks be enough to achieve the same range of toning throughout the tonal scale that I can achieve with the Selenium & Sepia inks? I appreciate that Yellow would be required for full sepia but would I at least be able to get some way towards it with just LC & LM? Lastly, and more subjectively, am I going to see a significantly different "look" to my prints than I am getting at present or will the coloured inks blend in smoothly such that I shouldn't really be able to see any difference? Thanks Howard
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Ink set for 7600 - 4k+ ?
2007-06-21 by Howard Shaw
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