Digital BW, The Print

Thanks, Roger, I wasn't familiar with that term ("ramp"). 

That's a great tip to get a selection of grays with which do spotting!. By Googling on "21 step gray scale" I found a way to create one in PhotoShop by performing a black -> white gradient and then posterizing that into 21 steps. Or do you know of somewhere I can download such a file?

Hmm... I do have a Kodak gray scale on heavy stock that I used to use doing darkroom copy work... I guess I could scan that and I'd have my step file, right?

Regards,

Paul

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Roger Sopher <portlyfox@...> wrote:
>
> On 1/9/10 2:30 PM, Roger Sopher wrote:
> >  
> > An old trick that has worked well for me is to print a B&W ramp on
> > glossy paper to which the ink will mainly sit on the surface rather than
> > be absorbed. Once it has dried one can take a small pointed brush dipped
> > in a bit of water or saliva if you prefer and remove a bit of ink from
> > the ramp that matched the area you need to spot and then spot the print
> > with it much as you would use a dilution of Spotone. Since it is the
> > same ink used for the print the match will be good and the permanence
> > identical. I've used this method since the mid nineties, cheap and
> > effective.
> >
> > Roger
> >
> Been away for a while, Ramp  = step wedge. I usually use a simple 21
> step. Sorry to offend those perfect few that never have to spot their
> B&W Inkjet Prints....
> 
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