Digital BW, The Print

If you're printing BW with color inks that give an infinite 
possibility for tints (R800, for example), here's a tip for viewing 
your prints to determine if they're really neutral (if that's what 
you want).

Take a large Kodak gray card used to determine exposure -- one of 
these should be available at any larger camera store -- and take it 
down to the local craft store. Hold the card next to posterboards for 
sale until you find one that's a neutral gray. Now take that neutral 
grey posterboard home and lay your print on it under the appropriate 
lighting. I then have to walk away for awhile and then look at the 
print laying on the posterboard with "fresh eyes". The surrounding 
neutral gray of the posterboard makes it easy to see if there's a 
tint.

If you do really large prints, a trip to the fabric store is in order 
using the same technique only with fabric instead of posterboard (you 
could hang the fabric from the wall). Or, if you're really 
privileged, a trip to the paint store is in order to paint a tabletop 
neutral grey, or a piece of plywood.

There is a color name at the paint stores for the "approved" 18% gray. 
Anyone know what it is?
Mark

On Apr 23, 2004, at 2:57 PM, sanfo2003 wrote:

> Or, if you're really
>  privileged, a trip to the paint store is in order to paint a tabletop
>  neutral grey, or a piece of plywood.
>
>
>


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> There is a color name at the paint stores for the "approved" 18% gray. 
> Anyone know what it is?
> Mark

Munsell N8.

Or just take a real gray card or chip to the paint store and have them scan it for a mixture.

Now there is a bit of info taking up some brain space :)
Thanks,
Mark

On Apr 23, 2004, at 3:11 PM, John Vitollo wrote:

>
>  > There is a color name at the paint stores for the "approved" 18% 
> gray.
>  > Anyone know what it is?
>  > Mark
>
>  Munsell N8.
>
>  Or just take a real gray card or chip to the paint store and have 
> them scan it for a mixture.
>
>
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Perfect timing on the Munsel N8 info, I'm dedicating a whole room for digital imaging 
and intend to paint all of the walls with a neutral grey.  That's some valuable info for 
me.

Thanks

Jack Fisher