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John Woolf has donated a very important workflow for making beautiful Quadtone prints using either an Epson 1160, 3000 or 980 four color printer and the Epson driver. The unique part of it is, that it will work for any inkset and paper combination. In essence, it is a generic workflow that any one with Photoshop can accomplish. PhotoShop Adjustment Curve Technique for Quadtone Printing
The following is a simple, visually based, technique for creating continuous tone, virtually
dotless monochrome prints on the Epson 1160, 3000 or 980 printer. It should work well
with other four-color printers (e.g., 860, 880). This technique will work with the
Original MIS Quadtone inkset or the new MIS Full Spectrum Quadtone inkset.
With MIS Full Spectrum Quadtone Inks By John Woolf |
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| 1. |
Image Preparation -
It is a zip file (1 kb). To expand the file you will need PKZip for PC's or Stuffit for Mac's. |
| 2. |
Make a Test Print -
Use these settings in the Epson 1160 Print setup page.
For the 1160 or 980, use the settings shown in the above graphic.
For the Epson 3000 use the following settings
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| 3. | Evaluate Test Print and make Correction Adjustment Layer Curve - Once you have made a print with the MIS Full Spectrum Curve, properly illuminate your test print and view it next to your monitor. Compare it to the test file on the screen. Important: Make sure that the adjustment layer curve is unchecked - off - when making comparison to your print. |
| 4. | Fine tuning the Curve - Depending upon your monitor's gamma setting (the Full Spectrum Curve assumes a gamma of 2.2), the ambient light in your room and the paper you are printing on, you may have to make a minor adjustment. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO EDIT THE FULL SPECTRUM CURVE. It is much easier to make a second curve or levels adjustment layer for minor corrections. |
| 5. | Save the Curve Correction Adjustment Layer - Save this curve or levels adjustment layer and give it a name (e.g., the name of the paper you are printing with). You may have to make a new curve for each paper you use. |
| 6. | Refine the Correction Curve - Make a print with MIS Full Spectrum Curve and your correction curve or levels adjustment layer. Compare this print to the image on the monitor. It should be a close match. Continue refinement until you are satisfied. Apply the MIS Full Spectrum and your correction curve or levels adjustment layer to each file before you send it to the printer. |
| 7. |
The Full Spectrum Curve -
If you had a problem with the downloaded curve you can re-create it by using this screen print of the actual curve and the data table below. Right click on a point and input the numbers for that point. Make sure you have the gradient going from black to white. 
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