Digital BW, The Print

I recently started working with VM inks and I am really happy -- so
incredibly easy compated to getting good, repeatable results with
Epson dye inks.  
Anyway, here is my question:
I love split tone prints in the wet darkroom and I could do them
reasonably well with Epson color inks.  What is the best approach with
MIS VM inks? 

Thanks -- Mark

Mark,

This is what I have in a general information letter I send out:

SPLIT-TONING

For split-tone printing, you can make sharp (no feathering) selections in
Photoshop and apply one curve in the selection and the other in the inverse
selection. Where you want a smooth transition, however, don't do this. The
curves multiply and wipe out the g/s ramp in the overlapping areas. What I
do is make two copies of the RGB file. I apply one curve to one copy and the
other tone curve to the other copy. Then I have two false-color images that
I can combine without messing up the g/s ramp. I use the clone/rubber stamp
tool to simply "paint" in the tones from one file to the other. Coordinate
the clone tool at the (0,0) point of each image with the brush size 1 pixel,
the image expanded to the maximum, and using the Information palette to set
the tool location.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com

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  -----Original Message-----
  From: markjamesfisher [mailto:markjamesfisher@...]
  Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 7:04 PM
  To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
  Subject: [Digital BW] Best way to split tone with VM inks


  I recently started working with VM inks and I am really happy -- so
  incredibly easy compated to getting good, repeatable results with
  Epson dye inks.
  Anyway, here is my question:
  I love split tone prints in the wet darkroom and I could do them
  reasonably well with Epson color inks.  What is the best approach with
  MIS VM inks?

  Thanks -- Mark



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Thanks for the info.  The hard edge selections is something I've 
used, but it only works (for me) in certain types of images.  I think 
I'll try my hand at combining Paul's curves by applying cool in the 
shadows and warm in the highlights and perhaps neutral in the 
midtones.  If I get reasonable results, I'll post them.

Thanks again -- Mark

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Paul Roark" 
<paul.roark@v...> wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> This is what I have in a general information letter I send out:
> 
> SPLIT-TONING
> 
> For split-tone printing, you can make sharp (no feathering) 
selections in
> Photoshop and apply one curve in the selection and the other in the 
inverse
> selection. Where you want a smooth transition, however, don't do 
this. The
> curves multiply and wipe out the g/s ramp in the overlapping areas. 
What I
> do is make two copies of the RGB file. I apply one curve to one 
copy and the
> other tone curve to the other copy. Then I have two false-color 
images that
> I can combine without messing up the g/s ramp. I use the 
clone/rubber stamp
> tool to simply "paint" in the tones from one file to the other. 
Coordinate
> the clone tool at the (0,0) point of each image with the brush size 
1 pixel,
> the image expanded to the maximum, and using the Information 
palette to set
> the tool location.
> 
> Paul
> http://www.PaulRoark.com
> 
> __________________________
> 
>   -----Original Message-----
>   From: markjamesfisher [mailto:markjamesfisher@y...]
>   Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2002 7:04 PM
>   To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y...
>   Subject: [Digital BW] Best way to split tone with VM inks
> 
> 
>   I recently started working with VM inks and I am really happy -- 
so
>   incredibly easy compated to getting good, repeatable results with
>   Epson dye inks.
>   Anyway, here is my question:
>   I love split tone prints in the wet darkroom and I could do them
>   reasonably well with Epson color inks.  What is the best approach 
with

>   MIS VM inks?
> 
>   Thanks -- Mark
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]