Re: [Digital BW] Brown tone Ink Set Needed
2013-07-19 by Paul Roark
No carbon PK will come close to Eboni on matte paper in terms of dmax. You need an MK like Eboni. If you want a slightly warmer MK, you might try Epson MK
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Re: [Digital BW] Brown tone Ink Set Needed
2013-07-19 by David Kachel
From: Paul Roark The Photo Black actually comes in 2 forms. MIS PRO PK is a higher ink load for older printers. Hmmm! Would it be possible to use MIS PRO PK
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-19 by Paul Roark
Steve, ** ... It sounds like Eboni on Arches is close to what you want. See http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/7800-EbHP-2013.pdf but note that MIS does not
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-19 by David Kachel
From: Steve Clark Can you suggest a good source for the Arches Cold and Hot press uncoated papers? (Legion?) I would imagine that you would want to print on
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-19 by Steve Clark
On Jul 18, 2013, at 8:43 AM, Paul Roark wrote: What tones and paper types you like best might be the place to start your search for a B&W inksets. Paul Thanks
Re: [Digital BW] Brown tone Ink Set Needed
2013-07-19 by Paul Roark
David, ** ... I just don t know. With the failure in that long term test, I m obviously reluctant to recommend anything. I suspect there is no real problem,
Re: [Digital BW] Brown tone Ink Set Needed
2013-07-19 by David Kachel
From: Paul Roark The PK pigments are the warmer carbon pigments, but I really do not recommend the generic base for MIS glossy pigments. I d stick with their
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-19 by J.F. Felinik
Paul, If you need testers for this I m all ears! I run the UT-14 / 1400 and would love to test this new approach. ... Cheers JF -- http://felinik.com
Re: [Digital BW] Brown tone Ink Set Needed
2013-07-19 by Paul Roark
... Yes, Eboni MK is used in most of the pigment inksets for matte paper. The Photo Black actually comes in 2 forms. MIS PRO PK is a higher ink load for older
Brown tone Ink Set Needed
2013-07-19 by davidkachel
OK, I sorta unintentionally hijacked the getting started thread, so I think it best to start a new one to continue this discussion. Paul, Let me see if I
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
Terry, I also had a version of the inkset with Y installed, though I never profiled it for warmer tones. So there are no ready made profiles. I think I d be
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
David, PAUL ROARK S C6C BASE PREMIXED FOR ARCHES WATERCOLOR PAPER ... The additional surfactant in the C6C base helps with respect to Arches, at least
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
From: Terry Ritz The warmest tones you will get on matte will peak around b* values of 4 to 5 (somewhere in the mid tones). Cone s carbon will not be much
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
Paul, Looking at the MIS web site for bulk supplies and am confused by a couple of things about your basesè First, PAUL ROARK S C6C BASE PREMIXED ¡ FOR
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by David Whistance
One thought for David, although he would be very much on his own as I m not aware of anyone using this approach, would be to look at the American Inkjet
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by Terry Ritz
... David, I m running a slightly modified version of an ink set Paul developed called 6KPlus (K6 Plus?) in my 3800. It s based around dilutions of the MIS PK
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
Ernst, ... separate LM and LC allow one to profile a broader range of hues, but at the expense of complexity. The UT14 inkset was basically this approach, but,
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
David, The MIS glossy carbon works fine on matte papers also. You just need Eboni MK for the K position. ** ... I generally like a more neutral image. That
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
... Don t want to pay Cone his high prices, or ever do business with him again. (Want to buy a completely worthless set of cartridges for the 3800?) Paul has
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by pdesmidt tds.net
Eboni would be a bad choice for warm prints on matte paper. What s special about it is how neutral it is on those papers. Cone s Sepia set would be a better
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
From: Paul Roark For more warmth, I use the MIS glossy carbons -- the K4 PK, LK, and LLK. But, you would use those on glossy, not matte paper, correct? So,
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Ernst Dinkla
... So an Eboni MK + a 3-4 dilutions HP Vivera PK + a 3-4 dilutions MIS glossy carbon and a range of slightly cool, dead neutral and quite warm, matte +
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
David, No carbon pigment is neutral, but Eboni-based carbons are the least warm. The HP Z3200 based inks are a neutral/cool blend of carbon and color pigments.
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
From: Paul Roark This is what I currently have in my 7800: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/7800-EbHP-2013.pdf. It s only for matte paper, although the HP
Re: [Digital BW] Getting Started
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
This is what I currently have in my 7800: http://www.paulroark.com/BW-Info/7800-EbHP-2013.pdf. It s only for matte paper, although the HP inks are glossy
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
... The MIS glossy carbon (for example, K4-PK, LK, and LLK, all 100% carbon) on matte paper seems to have the same tones as the Cone Carbon Sepia on matte
Getting Started
2013-07-18 by zubovak
Howdy folks, My name is Clark and I ve been a long time member and lurker of this group. I ve messed about a bit on a 1400 with MIS UT-14 inkset. In fact I
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Ernst Dinkla
... Paul, Is that also the warmest pure carbon ink around? For the three brands + Cone + MIS? -- Met vriendelijke groet, Ernst Dinkla
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
Actually, on Arches the MIS glossy carbon is only about one Lab B warmer than Eboni-6. So, it s not very dramatic. Paul www.PaulRoark.com ... [Non-text
Re: Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-18 by ascherjim@...
I don t really know completely what effect this has, but I turn off my Status Monitor and just top-off my cartridges without removing them and don t seem to
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
From: Paul Roark I use MIS glossy carbon on glossy paper for my sepia tone prints. They have a Lab B of up to about 12 to 14. The 100% carbon is going to
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-18 by David Kachel
From: Pete Bergstrom Actually, I was thinking of the electronic reading that the computer utility reports; if the printer believes the catridge is empty,
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-18 by Paul Roark
... I use MIS glossy carbon on glossy paper for my sepia tone prints. They have a Lab B of up to about 12 to 14. The 100% carbon is going to be much more
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-18 by Pete Bergstrom
... Actually, I was thinking of the electronic reading that the computer utility reports; if the printer believes the catridge is empty, regardless of actual
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-17 by David Kachel
From: Pete Bergstrom What do the nozzle checks look like? Totally missing black? Five 100% perfect inks. One 100% absent black ink. Already let it sit
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-17 by Pete Bergstrom
... I ve kept my vent plugs for this reason. ... What do the nozzle checks look like? Totally missing black? One other assumption to check is that the
Re: [Digital BW] Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-17 by pdesmidt tds.net
With your workflow, I don t see any advantage to using ABW. ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-17 by pdesmidt tds.net
http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?96675-Epson-4900-Printer-Extreme-Clogging-Problem ... [Non-text portions of this message have been
Should I write off Epson Advanced B&W?
2013-07-17 by davidkachel
Been thinking about this as I wrestle with B&W options and want to get opinions from the list. I work strictly in B&W, BUT (and this is a big but) I make brown
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-17 by David Kachel
... Thanks for responding Pete. To be more clear. The printer worked fine will all B&W inks when I used it last year, so, no the vent hole isn t blocked. I
Re: [Digital BW] Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-17 by Pete Bergstrom
Not wanting to be pedantic, but I can t see any realistic way for a cartridge to become blocked - the feed hole and vent holes are large (don t be offended,
Epson 1400 MIS refillable cartridges and B&W inks
2013-07-17 by davidkachel
I have the above and a totally clogged black ink cartridge. The others test 100%. Any suggestions? Any experience with defective cartridges? I haven t tried
Re: one day workshop, Seattle- cross posted
2013-07-17 by tboleyyh
I should add we ll have salted paper, albumen paper, silver gelatin, palladium and gum over palladium, ink on the premium inkjet papers, uncoated Arches, BFK,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: Black and White Paper Selection
2013-07-17 by J.F. Felinik
I ve just tested a bunch of papers in order to find my arsenal and then get them profiled properly etc. Ended up with: Canson Baryta Canson Platine Fibre Rag
Re: Black and White Paper Selection
2013-07-17 by Jeff
I tested a bunch of papers recently with the goal of finding the best matte art paper. There are so many more available than what I had. I really like the
FS: Harmon GLOSS FB AI Paper (11x17" & 13x19")
2013-07-17 by David Lykes Keenan
Moving, so selling. This time I have three unopened boxes of Harmon GLOSS FB AI fiber inkjet paper plus a few loose sheets in another box. 2x 11x17 15 sheets
Black and White Paper Selection
2013-07-17 by remononaz1
Are there any rules or guidelines for choosing paper based on the tonality of an image or its contrast level? The reason I ask is that I have an image that
Re: [Digital BW] Re: grainy appearance on watercolor papers
2013-07-16 by Ernst Dinkla
... Ecology restrictions may cause manufacturers to change their processes too. A lot more could change in time; cotton pulp sources, sizing, whitening agents,
Re: [Digital BW] Re: grainy appearance on watercolor papers
2013-07-16 by Ernst Dinkla
... Some papers shift beyond the warm color that can be expected if it had no OBAs aboard. The EEF showed that in Aardenburg testing. So there is more going on
RE: [Digital BW] Re: grainy appearance on watercolor papers
2013-07-15 by E.Neilsen
I think one can argue that printing with 100% carbon pigments on a paper like Arches watercolor paper is an alternative inkjet printing process. It does not