Re: Selenium-toning Van Dyke Brown prints

[sam wang <stwang@bellsouth.net>]

Loris,

Granted, Kodak Rapid Selenium Toner gives yucky results on vandyke, 
regardless of rate of dilution. But I always wondered if it was the 
selenium that affected the image or was it the acid - at 1:100, how 
much selenium is there to do the toning, and so quickly?

I believe I posed the question a long time ago, "Is there another form 
of selenium that might be used instead of KRST, and would that do 
better as a toner for VD" and don't remember ever receiving a good 
answer.

Would you by chance have gold/thiorea toned vandyke image on the web? 
Would love to see it.

Sam

On Sep 25, 2006, at 3:22 PM, Loris Medici wrote:

> Camden, add me to the list... I absolutely didn't like the (yellowish) 
> color
> I got from Selenium toned (1:200) Vandykes. I prefer better the 
> original
> unaltered color OR the color I get after gold/thiourea toning.
>
> Regards,
> Loris.