Methods of Black and White Printing
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Spyder3Print Related Black and White
The Range of Black and White Methods
ICC Capable Black and White Inks
Usual Setting
Spyder3Print owners can read the detailed instructions elsewhere in the Help pages
and Help tutorials for black and white printing instructions. This tutorial offers an
overview of the black and white printing field for those who wish to gain a wider
understanding of available methods.
The Purpose of This Step
To explain the currently available methods of creating tinted or black and white prints
from grayscale or RGB images.
The Long Answer
Historic Tinted Black and White
Black and white photographs were created by numerous methods, many of which
produced images with unique color tints; most notably Sepia. Even neutral gray prints
from silver geletin processes could be tinted after completion by soaking the images in
various chemicals. Certain tints effected the entire image, others were more noticable
in the highlights, while others effected the darker tones. Multiple tints used on the
same image are called cross-tints. Inkjet black and white printing often attempts to
produce these types of results using differing methods.
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