First DigiNegs

[SadowskiPL]

Hello,
I'm new on this forum and have some questions:
- Canon Pixma ip3000 with pigment black ink will be good ford digi'negs ? ( SIC Pigment Ink for Canon, and normal Color ink )
- Folex BG-32+ A4 Transparency is ok ?
- And last, ChartThrob is good program to made curves?

Negatives is from Sony Alpha 300 DSLR for VDB, Kallitype and Cyanotype II.
Can i made Digital negatives on inkjet photopaper ?
Pozdrawiam
Konrad Sadowski

 

[R Shaffer]

Ciao Konrad,

Welcome to the forum.

I'm not familiar with this specific printer, but it looks like it only has a single black ink. If you use a single color ink your more likely to get a grainier look, but it should make a digital negative. You'll probably get better results using a color. Not familiar with the transparency material either, but as long as the ink does not pool & dries fast.

To find a good blocking color for this printer check out the RNP & HSL arrays
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Micheal has a great website with very good tutorials on how to create your negatives.

ChartThrob would be the way to go along with finding a good blocking color. I used it for my entry into digital negatives and had great success.

I would start with traditional cyanotype as it needs the least density in the negative, is fast to develop and inexpensive to print.

For a first try, just invert a B&W image. Adjust the contrast by eye until it looks like a good negative, print it and then give it a try. If the cyanotype print is a little soft, just crank up the contrast a bit more and try again. Working with images is more fun than test strips. After you've made a few prints, then you can start curving away.