Well, i'm happy to say that last night i printed my first process color image, with decent results, i think, for my first time...
this was printed on a test pellon though. when i tried printing onto a 100% cotton white tee, the results were not as satisfactory... leaving what i believe to be "snowflaking" due to the fibers of the cotton and the need for more ink.
i have looked over Imageit's thread:
Calibrated double stoke to eliminate snowflakes
for a while, and have yet to figure out how exactly to tailor my transfer function settings to my own needs. but i guess there, as for anyone, it will take some figuring.
I have printed 99 shades of black at 55 lpi to see where the highend and lowends drop out:
the black remains fairly solid through 90%, when shading is first visible, and on the other end 10% black seems to mark the end of any tangible shading.
with this in mind, i was wondering if any of you fellos out there who have walked the hard route had any info or advice to offer me in my new travels. i don't think this would help for the transfer function, as that seems like it would need much testing on my particular setup to properly adjust.
but is there a way to keep this in mind when i do my separations... for instance tweaking my colors to use less of the shades between 0-10, and 90-100%?
i realize my line of questioning is vague. i apologize. i guess i'm just looking for any tips before i spend the next month vigorously testing everything.
derek