Digital BW, The Print

Hi Paul,

I have a question for you. I've been thinking about this for a couple of years but never asked.

Why is it that Epson's 100% carbon is warm (we could say brown), Piezotone and Piezography K7 100% carbon is very warm, but you have this Eboni black 100% carbon is neutralized compared to the others out there. If you don't mind my asking, what did you do to it to achieve that more neutral hue that allows you to also dilute it into 3 values for both good permanence, but also this less than carbon brown color?

I know HP Vivera and Canon Lucia grays and blacks are "carbonized" pigments that are neutralized, but they don't make the claim that they are all carbon. It seems to me like you guys are the only ones to pull off a neutralized 100% carbon black. Is that right. I don't keep up with these things on a chemical level, but I'm trying to learn.

John


 100% Eboni on 1.5 pl printers (1400, 1800, 1900, etc.) (the most neutral carbon)