Re: Hand collotype in process

[Robert Newcomb <newcombr@uga.edu>]

Having made a few Bromoil transfers in my days, I feel that prints  
made later in a run will have a richness that early pulls will not -  
conditioning is somewhat required.  Sometimes it is needed to re  
register the plate/matrix and pull a print on top of an earlier one to  
give depth to the highlights or shadows.
Robert


On Jun 17, 2009, at 9:08 AM, Loris Medici wrote:

> Thanks! If so it isn't a process for me. Will research... OTOH, as a  
> first
> impression, to me, it's similar to Bromoil transfer, and AFAIK you  
> don't
> have to condition the matrix in Bromoil. ??? The images / site  
> provided by
> Tsuyoshi doesn't mention about conditioning too; that would be a  
> real PITA,
> especially when making hand impressions - which presumably takes
> considerable time.
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert Newcomb [mailto:newcombr@uga.edu]
> Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:39 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Hand collotype in process
>
> Its my understanding that for the Collotype process many impressions  
> are
> required to condition the plate before a finished print can be  
> pulled.  This
> conditioning is to match up the water level in the plate and the ink
> thickness and condition the receiving and release of the ink in a  
> fashion
> that produces a clean image.  May not be the best if one is  
> expecting a
> short run of prints.
> Robert Newcomb
>
>
> O