QTR-Quadtone RIP

The prints came out with toning similar to what you see in LensWork.

Actually, what I was experimenting with was trying to achieve a depth to the print. At a local gallery (Schneider Gallery in Chicago), I saw some piezo prints from a fellow by the name of Mark Ballog. These prints were almost three-dimensional in that you felt like you could reach inside them. Trying to figure out how he achieved it (whether it was some very good dodging and burning, the camera or in the printing process). Probably need to break down and buy one of his prints so I can study it - the online images don’t do them justice. 

Also going to experiment with the Canson Platine Fiber Rag and the Innova Art IF-45. Will let you know how it works out. BTW: if you develop any more tweaks to the formula, let me know.


> On Oct 13, 2016, at 6:52 PM, brian_downunda@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Thanks.  I've only tried this formula on a couple of matte papers so far.  Were I to try it on gloss I'd probably use less sepia, as I find that most of the gloss papers that I use are warmer than my matte papers.  At least that's true for Piezography, so I assume it's true also for QTR-K3-OEM.  So it's interesting that you like my recipe on that RR "soft gloss" paper.  I'm not familiar with it, and reading the RR description, perhaps it's more neutral that say IGFS or Platine or EEF or some of the Ilford Galerie papers.
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> The trouble with recipes like this is that they're trial and error and you can burn through a bit of paper and ink testing them out.  I linearised each of the four component curves first, so I can mix them in any combination and get linear (predictable) results for tone, but it's hard to soft-proof the toning mix.  I did construct a layered TIFF in Photoshop that enables me to roughly simulate it, but rough is the operative term.  Hence I was interested to know if others had developed alternative mixes.
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> One thing that surprised me in this process was the need to use so much sepia to get the look I want (which means more of that dreaded yellow ink).  The blacks are naturally warm, and the QTR warm curves just use the three black inks without any toners, but the QTR warm curves are not warm enough in the shadows for a split-tone look, IMHO.  Perhaps they may be on gloss.  I will test that.
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> ---In QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com, <norm@...> wrote :
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> Tried your formula with the new Red River Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag. Like the look a lot.
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