Digital BW, The Print

How does the shade of the light ink compare to the standard LK or LLK Epson inks? Just wondering if it might be possible to use one of those inks, or maybe a mixture between both inks for a four "color" EZ inkset.

"Greg" <dfaprinting@...> wrote:
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> How does the shade of the light ink compare to the standard 
> LK or LLK Epson inks? 

The EZ inks are either warm (100% carbon) or neutral (carbon blended with color pigments).  They are both about 78% the density of LK.

> Just wondering if it might be possible to use one of those inks,
> or maybe a mixture between both inks for a four "color" EZ inkset.

I'm not sure what you have in mind.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" <pr_roark@...> wrote:

> > Just wondering if it might be possible to use one of those inks,
> > or maybe a mixture between both inks for a four "color" EZ inkset.
> 
> I'm not sure what you have in mind.
> 


What I'm looking to do is make an EZ set from a different ink manufacturer. If mixing LLK with LK would allow me to get to the proper density, it would be worth trying. Or LLK with full black would be an option too. Basically I'm going to have some LK and LLK that I can't use, so I thought I might find a way to use them by crafting an EZ (4 "color") set. I don't want to call it neutral or warm or cool because I don't have the inks so I don't know what it might look like yet.

Using the assumption that LK is 30% Pk, and LLK is 30% LK, a little math will get you the mixing ratio you need to get into the ballpark  of what you need for an EZ type inkset.

Paul
www.PaulRoark.com

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "Greg" <dfaprinting@...> wrote:

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> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "pr_roark" <pr_roark@> wrote:
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> > > Just wondering if it might be possible to use one of those inks,
> > > or maybe a mixture between both inks for a four "color" EZ inkset.
> > 
> > I'm not sure what you have in mind.
> > 
> 
> 
> What I'm looking to do is make an EZ set from a different ink manufacturer. If mixing LLK with LK would allow me to get to the proper density, it would be worth trying. Or LLK with full black would be an option too. Basically I'm going to have some LK and LLK that I can't use, so I thought I might find a way to use them by crafting an EZ (4 "color") set. I don't want to call it neutral or warm or cool because I don't have the inks so I don't know what it might look like yet.
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