RE: My (first ) try with Jim Patterson Cuprotype
> On Mon, 29 Oct 2007, C.Breukel@lumc.nl wrote: > > > Since I have some history with Copper in alternative printing, I was > > eager to try Jim Patterson's method. > > > > I made this quick web site to share my first result and some > > observations, hope you like it. > > Cor, that's a really beautiful print, *especially* considering that it's > probably one of the first, possibly even the very first, you did with the > process. ..thanks Judy, and indeed it's the very first good print I made(well to be honest it was the third try: the first print was lacking a bit bite: too little Dmax, slightly veiled highlights, so it needed longer exposure and a bit of dichromate to keep the highlights clear. Adding dichromate usually means longer exposure, but the second print was still a bit weak (might use that one for the Amidol toning). The third one was spot on.. Seems to be an easy process. Have to master even coating though, I tried first with a coating rod, I think a foam brush is perhaps easier.. > > I myself find the color, at least as it appears on the monitor, especially > beautiful. I suppose it doesn't have the cachet of platinum... > but maybe it could get a fancy name -- like, say, copper-gold glycee? or > Electric Cupratone? ..:-).. I might perhaps try first a Pt print and than a copper print on top..;-).. > > I don't recall any mention in the discussion of archivality. How is it in > that respect ? (How about "Electric Archival"?) ..well when I did the first try with copper printing which I wrote up for PF I put a print in a book at my work, half of it sticking out. This print has been exposed to light 8 hours a day for 3 years now, and I can see no difference between the part of the print kept in the dark and the part beeing exposed.. Copper toned silver gelatine prints (not sure but I think it is compairable chemistry wise) are supposed to be less archival than a straigth silver gelatine print. Although I have a copper toned FB print hanging on my wall, not shielded by glass for 8 years now, which do not show any signs of detroriation.. > > (and how are the twins, et al????) > ..they are fine, it just happens to be their 6th birthday today! (My oldest son is now 8 years old, doing fine as well..) Best, Cor > best, > > J.
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