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Resinotype Mountain Revisited


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  • Subject: Resinotype Mountain Revisited
  • From: John Grocott <john.grocott403@ntlworld.com>
  • Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:55:50 +0000
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Alberto,
First:- To make things really easy for those of us who do not have sophisticated electronic scales ( I DO have them ) could you simply state, in level teaspoons, the measures of rosin to pigment powder? I noted that Keith managed, somehow, to get the ammounts reversed.

From my own experiments the following might also help:-
Stick your selected paper to a sheet of slightly roughened acrylic sheet with a solution of warm Gelatine 10gms to 100ml Water (10%) brushed on the back of your paper and smoothed out by hand with an interleaf of cheap paper to prevent soiling. Directly following this the base coating ( the same 10% Gel) may be evenly brushed on and allowed to dry. I have found that all of the subsequent stages, including sensitizing, are much easier to handle. The completed print can be stripped from the acrylic when all stages have been completed.

More basic questions and answers, later, to, maybe, help those too shy to ask.
As ever.
John - Photographist - London - UK
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Alberto Novo" <alt_list@albertonovo.it>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 7:27 AM
Subject: Re: Resinotype revisited.

John Wrote:-

Its a load of Fun but, still, the melting and grinding is a bit of a PITA.

Alberto Wrote:-
Not more than a multilayer gum... If you won't have to deal with the subtle powder developed by grinding, try adding some water until you have a sludge. Then work freely with your mortar and pestle, let it dry overnight and finally break again with the pestle to the coagulated mass.

 John Wrote:-
Using digital negs, I mean POSITIVES, will add a new dimension to Resinotype as it has done with many other good old processes.

Alberto Wrote:-
Already climbed...
Alberto
John Writes,
OK. So, we are trying to help others up to enjoy the view .