Digital BW, The Print

Hi Scott,

> Am I correct in assuming ou're not using any Eboni in this
> approach? 

The Eboni curves for the glossy papers are about the same as the 3-MK 
curves for matte papers through about 75%.  Then they taper off and 
PK takes over.

I'll post the workflow and QTR profiles.

> Also, have you tried using Gold Fiber Silk with this set-up?

Ilford Gold Fibre actually printed a bit too cool in the light 
midtones.  So, I added a bit of PK to the highlights to make the tone 
essentially neutral to 50% (Lab B = 0 at 50%).  Then Lab B climbs 
evenly to a maximum of 3 at 90%.  The dmax is 2.75 with a single PK 
at 100% and 2.9 with 2 PKs at a cumulative 110%.  Right now I'd say 
Crane SR for non-OBA and Ilford Gold FB for slightly more neutral 
prints are my top choices.  I think Ilford, with the baryta surface, 
neutrality, and great price may be the winner for most.  (I ran out 
before totally testing it, but the test strips look excellent.)

Actually, a significant problem I see for this approach is that if I 
have these prints in my bin at the gallery below the large matte 
prints, they're going to make the big ones look sick.  I'm not sure 
there is any way to scale this up to large format with current 
printers and still maintaining the 100% carbon image.  The Eboni-6 
approach is very warm with glossy papers, and Glop may be 
incompatible with the Eboni-6 MIS base that works best.

Paul         
www.PaulRoark.com