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Re: How to know what tone the print will be?

2009-04-04 by steve_wadlington

It depends on the overall tonality of the print. Different dilutions have different degrees of warmth. A predominately light print will look different than a predominately dark print.

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "garrett.tom30" <garrett.tom30@...> wrote:
>
> Here's my set-up: Epson 1280 dedicated to MIS EB6 ink set for B&W
>                   Not using QTR, just printer setting.
>                   
> Results have been quite good but print tones vary, mostly with a
> change of papers. That is understandable.  What I don't understand is
> I tried printing on Ilford Gold Fiber Silk and really like the dark
> brownish rich tones of the paper.  I printed 3 different photos all
> with the same settings resulting in the desired tone.  A fourth print
> (different photo) was nowhere close to the tone of the other three
> photos.  With everything being the same as the first 3 prints, why isn't the 4th print very similar to the other?  Can someone please enlighten me?  Thanks.
> Tom
>

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