Digital BW, The Print

Wow! I have to say I get pretty excited about the possibilities when I read about your 
ongoing work....your exhaustive experimenting and thoroughly explained results really 
make you a pioneer. Thanks so much!

Sarah



--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" <pr_roark@...> wrote:
>
> I just broke dmax 3.0 (L 0.9) with Crane SR with this workflow.  Not 
> bad for pigments.
> 
> Paul        
> www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" 
> <pr_roark@> wrote:
> >
> > Carl Schofield and I have been experimenting with the 1800 3-MK 
> > workflow and glossy papers, with rather good success, I believe.  
> Using 
> > Glop both when the Eboni is printed and then over-coating the print 
> > with Glop in a second pass is making very nice, 100% carbon 
> pigment, 
> > relatively neutral glossy prints with no gloss differential or 
> bronzing.
> > 
> > I just tried adding an MIS K4-PK (also 100% carbon) to the mix.  In 
> my 
> > first test strip I've hit a dmax of 2.86 (Lab 1.24) with Crane 
> Silver 
> > Rag.  I think this workflow has some merit.  The main disadvantages 
> are 
> > that the 3MK process does have a bit of a grain pattern in the 
> > midtones, and a second pass through the printer is needed.
> > 
> > Paul     
> > www.PaulRoark.com
> >
>