Piezography Neutral K7 inks

This is my latest ink formulation and it was engineered to be compatible with EPSON's latest printers that utilize micro-fine inkjet nozzles. High performance pigments are ground, polished and shaped to print with uniformity, exhibit extreme-longevity, and have unprecedented start-up-ease in a pure pigment formulation. If you print sporadically, or let your printer remain off for long periods - this is your ink! Our pleasure is that it has literally no technical or product support.

Seven dilutions of neutral ink produce the highest standard possible when printing a monochromatic image. Neutrality allows the inks to meld into the supporting media for a truly photographic look to your images. Shift the tone of the ink by shifting the tone of your paper. And best of all - this is the lowest price solution ever offered as a Piezography product.

Many of our customers have found ways to split-tone and blend K7 into PiezoTone inks using both QTR and StudioPrint RIPs. This is our best selling and most popular ink.

PiezoTone inks

These are available in four different hue sets. The most popular is Warm Neutral, followed closely by Selenium Tone. Carbon Sepia and Cool Neutral make up the other two sets. Each set comprises three dilutions of gray (light, medium and dark). Each gray dilution is individually engineered for color consistency as opposed to simply diluting a master color; to insure that the monochromatic tone produced by the combination of inks does not modulate. Each of these dilutions is made with either a single carbon pigment or a combination of carbon pigments. There are no dyes in these dilutions whatsoever. This ink was developed in 2002 for use in CIS systems as well as foam-based cartridges, and is the second generation of Piezography inks. This ink was engineered to have zero perceptible fade. Perhaps overkill as a specification when compared to EPSON brand inks which are engineered to fade 35%. But we seek to set a higher standard. You can see a hue chart here.

Why two blacks?

There are two black ink options for use with PiezoTone hue sets. Museum Black is the most popular option chosen because it is pure pigment and offers fade resistance which can not be measured by the human eye. Portfolio Black is intended for those who are willing to give up the longevity of Museum Black in favor of a deeper dMax produced by the addition of approximately 8% metal complex particles to Museum Black. As much as a full stop of density is gained, but this ink has not proved as reliable when under constant exposure to light. It is perfect for portfolio use or controlled exhibition when treated as museums treat works of art on paper. You choose. But Museum Black is by far, the most popular choice with our users.