photogravures
photogravures
- Subject: photogravures
- From: David Wollmann <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2001 23:50:32 -0600
- Organization: Luna Vista Imaging
Hi All,
Well here is an interesting problem I'm having. I have an
opportunity to drum scans of a large number of original
18x22 photogravures by Edward S. Curtis and a possibility of
then making prints. The prints are the thing I am currently
having the problem with, the scans are great, best the
client has seen.
I am using an Epson 1270 right now to do sample prints on
Epson Heavyweight Matte paper with the Epson driver and
inks, my profile is made with ColorVision Profiler Pro,
using Adobe RGB as my working space. These vintage gravures
of course all have a nice brown tone to them and are hard to
match and balance. I must be seeing the effects of
metamerism because the prints look one way in my viewing
both, other way under tungsten, fluorescent and still
different in daylight.
I have not experienced this with my color prints only these
monotone gravures, does this sound like metamerism?
Is there any solution for this workflow? Would a Rip other
than the Epson Rip help or perhaps a different paper, don't
think I can substitute the inks on the 1270? I thought the
effects of metamerism were supposed to be much less noticed
with the uncoated, or matte stocks?
If we do get to make the prints for this client we were
thinking of purchasing the Epson 10000 printer.
Would the effects of the color shift be less pronounced with
the Epson 10000? Anyone attempting to do grayscale or brown
tone prints on an Epson 10000 on the Archival Matte paper
from Epson?
Thanks for your input.
David Wollmann
Luna Vista Imaging