[alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives

[Doug Taylor]

Paul,

Thank you so much for the process details. Will have to check out the  
View Camera article as well.

Kind regards,

Doug

On Feb 8, 2010, at 11:32 AM, Paul Viapiano wrote:

> Doug...
>
> I used Peter's View Camera article as a guide to getting started.
>
> I use Epson High Quality Inkjet Paper, and an Epson 3800 in ABW  
> mode. After I print the negative, I heat it up on a cookie sheet on  
> top of an electric stove burner, set to low.
>
> (My stove is a closed system with no elements exposed, which would  
> cause a problem with melted wax. Believe me, a friend almost burned  
> down her house melting wax on a gas stove. I'm not sure of the  
> flammability of beeswax, but THIS IS A WARNING WHICH SHOULD BE  
> HEEDED. Peter uses an electric griddle, which you can pick up at any  
> Target or housewares store.)
>
> I then melt pure white beeswax (from Michael's) on both sides of the  
> neg while wiping excess with paper towels. The neg will become very  
> translucent, almost as translucent as film...you'll be surprised.  
> This part takes a little practice...too much wax and you get  
> streaking.
>
> I used ChartThrob to calibrate the negatives. I also needed to tweak  
> the CT curve and add an additional curve to control contrast.
>
> Tweaking is the hardest and most painstaking part, but once it's  
> dialed in you're good to go. I should mention that I've used these  
> negs for pure gum (single and tricolor) only so far...
>
> Hope this helps...
>
> Paul
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Taylor"  
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> Sent: Sunday, February 07, 2010 12:27 PM
> Subject: [alt-photo] Paper Negatives
>
>
>> Paul,
>>
>> I've not made paper negatives before but did look at Peter's  
>> website  and his work is very nice. Which Epson paper is used and  
>> which side of  the paper negative is waxed? Also, do you use QTR to  
>> calibrate the  negative for the alt process? Any input to get me  
>> started would be  helpful. I have made digital negatives before and  
>> used them to print  cyanotype and palladium prints.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Doug
>>
>> On Feb 6, 2010, at 2:47 PM, Paul Viapiano wrote:
>>
>>> Right, I was talking PC on my end...
>>>
>>> John, have you tried making paper negatives on Epson inkjet paper   
>>> and waxing them?
>>>
>>> It's a lot to go through but the prints are wonderful. Check out   
>>> Peter Liepke's work.
>>>
>>> http://www.peterliepke.com/
>>>
>>> I've been using them for gum prints, single and tri-color, and  
>>> they  are marvelous...and cheap! But if it's perfect sharpness  
>>> you're  looking for, OHP will win out there, but you'd be  
>>> surprised at the  paper negs.
>>>
>>> The paper negs print with ABW in the Epson driver.
>>>
>>> Paul
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>
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