Digital BW, The Print

Recently there has been some talk of using duo-tones with color
printers the get a toned print.  I did this recently on an Epson 820 and it
came out good...at first, then it turned greenish tinted instead of the
goldish or yellowish tint it originally had.  Is this what is meant by
"color shifting".  Also, it seems like duo-tones (from Photoshop) would be a
great way for people with only a color printer to start printing toned, b&w
prints, it's funny that more people don't use them, is there something wrong
with using these pre-set duo-tones?  Thanks.

Jim P


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--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., Jim Panzer <jimp@r...> 
wrote:
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> 
> 	Recently there has been some talk of using duo-tones with 
color
> printers the get a toned print.  I did this recently on an Epson 
820 and it
> came out good...at first, then it turned greenish tinted instead of 
the
> goldish or yellowish tint it originally had.  Is this what is meant 
by
> "color shifting".

Jim,

Afraid so. You can avoid or lessen this by using a tone farther away 
from neutral. Also by using the pigmented color inks but then 
metamerism is more of an issue. Good color profiles are a great help.


  Also, it seems like duo-tones (from Photoshop) would be a
> great way for people with only a color printer to start printing 
toned, b&w
> prints, it's funny that more people don't use them, is there 
something wrong
> with using these pre-set duo-tones?  Thanks.

That's how I started but I couldn't get a consistent tone close 
enough to neutral to satisfy me. I couldn't get passed the split 
toned look unless I got way too warm for my tastes. It looks like the 
2200 may go a long way towards solving the problems people have had 
doing this.

Martin Wesley