Digital BW, The Print

I am interested in the 3K BO/R1800 approach that Paul Roark has been experimenting with 
recently as a possible upgrade from the MIS UT2/Epson 1280 approach I use currently. I also 
would like to be able to print color on both matte paper and on silver rag or an equivalent 
paper. Matte color printing appears straightforward with the 3K BO setup, but would printing 
(color) on silver rag/glossy/luster papers require swapping both PK and glop back in, or only 
PK? I recall a discussion some time back about the use of a new and improved base for 
Ultrachrome (and equivalent MIS inks) that eliminated (?) the need for glop with glossy 
papers.  If so, it seems that there would be no need to swap out the MK from that position to 
print glossy color?

There must be a number of forum members who've been inspired by Paul's enthusiasm for 
3K/BO to give it a try. What are your experiences? If things are going smoothly and you're 
turning out beautiful prints with few difficulties, that would be good to know.

I've been using Paul's 3MK Eboni workflow with an Epson 1800 printer  
and I am very pleased with the  small matte prints produced by this  
method (I do mostly 8x12 and 11x14 size prints).  My favorite papers  
so far are Red River Polar Matte for the cool/split tones and Crane  
Museo Portfolio Rag for warm tone prints.  Both give a dmax of 1.7+.   
I also use my Epson 4000 for producing larger carbon prints with  
Eboni and a little MIS K4 LK to smooth the midtones.  I no longer  
have any interest in using the RC or FB gloss papers for fine art  
B&W.  I do all of my color work with the 4000 and although I could  
use color in the 1800 as well I just have cleaning carts in the  
unused color ink slots.

Carl

On Aug 17, 2007, at 3:31 PM, jimcongleton wrote:

> I am interested in the 3K BO/R1800 approach that Paul Roark has  
> been experimenting with
> recently as a possible upgrade from the MIS UT2/Epson 1280 approach  
> I use currently. I also
> would like to be able to print color on both matte paper and on  
> silver rag or an equivalent
> paper. Matte color printing appears straightforward with the 3K BO  
> setup, but would printing
> (color) on silver rag/glossy/luster papers require swapping both PK  
> and glop back in, or only
> PK? I recall a discussion some time back about the use of a new and  
> improved base for
> Ultrachrome (and equivalent MIS inks) that eliminated (?) the need  
> for glop with glossy
> papers.  If so, it seems that there would be no need to swap out  
> the MK from that position to
> print glossy color?
>
> There must be a number of forum members who've been inspired by  
> Paul's enthusiasm for
> 3K/BO to give it a try. What are your experiences? If things are  
> going smoothly and you're
> turning out beautiful prints with few difficulties, that would be  
> good to know.