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Re: Houston, I have a problem :(

2008-08-02 by Paul Whiting

Thanks much, Paul, it's as I suspected. It's slowly sinking in!

Paul (W.)
 
> > When we say "black only", do we mean only a cart or carts 
> > filled with 100% Eboni?
> 
> I've been using "black only" as 100% Eboni and no dilute Eboni inks.  
> 100% Eboni MK only prints have a distinct tonal response relative to 
> the dilute Eboni inksets.
> 
> > ... Eboni-6 is, in a sense, only using Eboni ink, 
> > but ... since the others are more dilute versions 
> > of Eboni, we therefore strictly speaking can't
> > call Eboni-6 "black only".
> 
> I agree.  The dilute Eboni inksets are 100% carbon pigment, but I try 
> to avoid calling them "black only" approaches.
> 
> Paul
> www.PaulRoark.com

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