Eboni-6 inkset for Epson Printers

 

Black and White Printing with Pure Carbon Pigment Ink
With this new ink set, 100% Carbon Pigment Black and White Printing becomes possible on virtually all Epson printers. Eboni-6 will appeal to those who want very smooth and stable fine art prints. While the older Epson large format printers were the primary targets (including the 7500, 7600 and similar printers), many Epson desktop printers can use this approach to achieve pure carbon pigment printing.
With no color inks in the inkset, profiling is easier, while fading and color ink artifacts, including metamerism and tone shifts cease to be concerns. EB6 ink is for matte paper only unless a spray fixative or coating is used on the print. Please fully review Paul Roark's guide on the use of this ink set before your first use. Learn More
EB6 100% Carbon Pigment Black and White Bulk Ink for Epson printers. Currently this ink is available in bulk in 4 ounce, pint and gallon quantities. We have not started filling cartridges with EB6 yet (except for the Epson 1400). Purchase empty cartridges and fill your own, or purchase an empty CFS unit for volume printing.
	CARBON MONOTONE PRINTS Eboni-6 B&W Carbon Monotone ink - for Epson Printers Position 4 oz   $18.00 Pint   $50.00 Gallon   $384.00 EB6 Carbon Monotone Cyan Pos- C EB6-4-C EB6-PT-C EB6-GL-C EB6 Carbon Monotone Mag Pos - M EB6-4-M EB6-PT-M EB6-GL-M EB6 Carbon Monotone Yel Pos - Y EB6-4-Y EB6-PT-Y EB6-GL-Y EB6 Carbon Monotone Light Cyan Pos - LC EB6-4-LC EB6-PT-LC EB6-GL-LC EB6 Carbon Monotone Light Mag Pos - LM EB6-4-LM EB6-PT-LM EB6-GL-LM EB6 Carbon Monotone Matte Blk (Eboni) - K EB6-4-K EB6-PT-K EB6-GL-K EB6 Carbon Monotone Light Black - LK EB6-4-LK EB6-PT-LK EB6-GL-LK EB6 Carbon Monotone Lt Lt Black - LLK EB6-4-LLK EB6-PT-LLK EB6-GL-LLK * Note: The EB6 inkset is for Matte printing only. Currently there is no suggested use for substituting photo black ink for use with this inkset. Flushing required prior to use of this inkset on wide format printers, and mixing this inkset with other Ultrachrome type inks is not recommended.
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WORKFLOW INSTRUCTIONS Making Prints with MIS EB6 100% Carbon Monotone B&W on Epson printers. Paul Roark has provided detailed instructions on how to use the MIS EB6 inks with various printers. A variety of printing procedures or workflows can be used, including the Epson driver and QTR (Quad Tone Rip). The output can be adjusted using the printer controls provided by Epson on the standard driver (Mac or PC). While the ultimate in control will come with a rip like QTR, the Epson driver with an ICC made with QTR’s “Create ICC-RGB” will work very well. Below are several options with respect to workflows. 1. Epson Driver – “Color Controls” Checked, No curves, No ICC Most Epson models will print reasonable well with the following driver settings: paper type = EEM, Matte Heavy Weight, or Watercolor: 1440 or Best Photo; and high speed un-checked. Print 21-step test files to see if driver gamma setting 1.8 or 2.2 results in the most evenly distributed, best looking test strips. The sliders might be able to improve the image. Matching how the image looks on the monitor is usually the primary goal. Printing with only the Color Controls may result in a print slightly lighter than ideal. 2. “Color Controls” Checked, No Curves, ICC in Print Preview The use of an ICC in the Photoshop or Elements Print Preview has significant advantages. Grayscale ICCs are easy to make using QTR’s “Create ICC.” This program is part of the QTR download. To download this program, go to QTR. An ICC that is made for the specific printer, inkset and paper “color manages” the workflow, in the sense that the monitor will automatically give a reasonably good match to the print’s relative densities. Both methods produce fantastic looking prints. Follow Paul's recommended settings and paper selections for the Epson printer of your choice.
Information about the Inks There are 6 densities of ink in Eboni-6. The placement of the inks, by MIS abbreviated designation, is as follows (with a note as to approximate density of the ink): K = Eboni (The standard MIS Associates carbon matte black ink) C = EB6C (Similar in density to the standard MIS UT dark gray density) LC = EB6LC (Similar in density to the MIS UT Light Carbon density) M = EB6M (Similar in density to MIS K4-LK) LM = EB6LM (Similar in density to MIS LLK) Y = EB6Y (A very light “LLLK”) The density order, from most to least dense is: K, C, M, LC, LM, and Y. For the Epson 2200 – 9600 (K2 printers) or 2400 (and other K3 printers) the notes on densities above indicate what inks to use in the LK and LLK positions. The Ultratone inks are all extremely archival. Our tests indicate that they will far exceed 100 Wilhelm equivalent years. The fade resistance data from our Atlas Weather-O-Meter will be published shortly.
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WHICH PAPER TO USE The print tones produced by the Eboni-6 inkset range from near neutral to warm, depending on the paper used. In general, the maximum Lab B value (yellow blue axis) indicates the warmth of the print. The higher the Lab B value, the warmer the print will appear. The difference between the paper tone and the maximum midtone Lab B also affects the sense of warmth, as the eye tends to do an automatic white balance on the paper white or other white reference (like the matte board). The maximum Lab B values have ranged from slightly negative to about six with matte papers. Lab A also affects tone, but it is essentially set by the paper and remains relatively constant. A slightly positive Lab A (red/magenta) is generally preferred to avoid the print taking on a green tint; thus all of the papers show this characteristic to some extent.
Premier Art Smooth BW Fine Art MIS Alpha PremierArt Fine Art Hot Press (205 & 325) Moab Entrada Natural
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