Alex Elias 
, Nov 29, 2009; 06:38 a.m.
Yesterday I got and Artisan 810. Up to now I was sending out the prints but this is going to be a good oportunity to do my own up to 8x10, but mainly 4x6's.
I printed about 30 pictures and I'm far from happy. I now is not the printer since I've seen somem wonderful images coming from those. Shaded areas particularly in the hair or things with that texture look terrible like made out of grans of sand, their moody and for the most part bery few pictures came out ok.
My monitor is calibrated with Eye 1 display 2 so I doubt that is the ofender. All images were taken in raw then proccesed in ARC and final adjustments in CS3.
For color space I use
RGB: sRGB IEC61966-2.1
CMYK: Web coated (SWOP) V2
Gray: Dot gain 20%
Spot: Dot gain 20%
Soft Proofing is set to custom
Device to simulate: Artisan 810 Photo paper glossy.
Rendering intent: Relative colorimetric and black point compensation is checked.
I did noticed that the images I had already proccesed when soft proofing them the darker areas/shadows show some bluish overcast that I could minimise but can't get rid of with an exposure layer. Even so I would be ok with a print like it but most of them are not even close, the images are not consistent the one with the truck (see link) doen not even show the front bumper. The proofing is not helping me a lot.
Going to the print panel setting
I selected color management
Uncheck the Match print colors box make the image look a bit darker on the preview
Then proof (profile) Artisan 810 Glossy photo paper
Color handling: Photoshop manages colors
Printer profile: Artisan 810 Premium glossy
Then I set the printer
Color management to: ICM and check (off) no color adjustment. set the paper the size and quality. Click preview and print. The preview looks awefull a whole lot wors than the actual print so I don't see much value in it.
Last step I clik on print and wait about 15 to 20 sec for the disaoppointment.
Could someone point me in the right direction? Here is one of the images I tried to print.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9851413&size=lg
I tried 4 times with different setting and one was acceptable but not even close to the image you see on screen.
http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=9910256&size=lg
This one out of 3 same thing 2 are garbage and one I couls keep but miles away from the monitor.
The air on this las one is awefull, the shaded part of the face is terrible I don't know hoe to discribe it.
Ron Hartman , Nov 29, 2009; 07:52 a.m.
The printer is new? All prints have been off? What model Epson?
First I'd run the nozzle check utility to make sure all colors are printing. You can access it in the Epson software.
jacopo brembati , Nov 29, 2009; 09:24 a.m.
Try to print with printer color management. Send sRGB.
If the print is good. You have a starting point.
Edmond Desbiens 
, Nov 29, 2009; 11:21 a.m.
Alex
Then proof (profile) Artisan 810 Glossy photo paper
Printer profile: Artisan 810 Premium glossy
Epson has both Glossy photo paper and Premium Glossy photo paper. There seems to be a mismatch.
Edmond
Roger Smith , Nov 29, 2009; 01:15 p.m.
Can you post screenshots of the printer driver settings? Your Photoshop print settings seem fine so I'm guessing that's where the problem is. I'd ignore the suggestion to print with printer color management. Also, search back posts here for Patrick Lavoie's How to print on an Epson guide.
Alex Elias , Nov 29, 2009; 02:12 p.m.
Thanks for the advise so far. Here is a picture that shows the screen captures on every setting I have gone through. Second and third sreen shots shows the difference with preview on and off. I hope this could give you an idea of what is going on. I like to get a book or some material about color management (suggestions welcome) until I get one, read trhough it and implement a system I like to be able to print something that does not look miles away from the monitor.
Francisco Disilvestro , Nov 29, 2009; 02:56 p.m.
Alex, from your color sequence:
In the soft proof dialog, select the option "simulate paper color"
Then, in the printer driver window, I see that at the bottom right the color management option is "ICM". This shoul be "No color management" (or equivalent)
Roger Smith , Nov 29, 2009; 03:21 p.m.
Try the advanced settings within the Epson print driver. The settings you show in your next to last screenshot don't tell enough info (i.e. is ICM= ICM OFF?)
Also, you don't want to use "photo" quality but rather "best photo." This mistake will screw up your prints look.
Alex Elias , Nov 29, 2009; 05:39 p.m.
The ICM is off. (no management) I'll try the photo quility and see what difference it makes. Also I'll try the same picture with the sumulate paper color. The little preview seems better without but I'll try it both ways.
Thanks so much so far for the assistance. Keet it coming Please.
Alex
Andy L 
, Nov 29, 2009; 09:32 p.m.
You're doing an awful lot considering it's a new printer - how can you tell which step is getting it wrong? Try without the soft proofing and all the advanced options, set Photoshop to Printer Manages Colors and set up the options in the printer driver. Confirm that that can get a usable print. Then add complications one at a time until something break.
