This evening I dialed in exposures, while enjoying the absence of printer banding on my plates. I made a print from the 1440 dpi plate that I created using QuadToneRip. The images below compare prints from the 720 dpi plate created with the Epson driver and the 1440 dpi plate created with QuadToneRip. Both prints were made by printing directly to the ImagOn emulsion.

The value scales from both prints look excellent. In fact, they are much smoother than anything I created using an aquatint screen. I guess my screen is really coarse.

My exposure experiments show that the process is stable and repeatable, so now it’s time to make some adjustment curves and then I can finally get back to making art!

10% step printed with the Epson driver at 720 dpi. This image is magnified – the number 10 in the upper right is printed at 12pt.

10% step printed with QuadToneRip at 1440 dpi. This image is magnified – the number 10 in the upper right is printed at 12pt.