[alt-photo] Re: casein

[Christina Anderson]

Not sure about answers to your questions; maybe Peter Blackburn will know. However, from experience, it is quicker with everything so I don't mess around...I have coated, dried on cool with a hair dryer and exposed immediately. But I have also done 8 at once and thus the last one definitely sits over 1/2 hour.
Chris

Christina Z. Anderson
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On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:37 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:

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> THenks for kind words. I will not put those first prints on display, although I saved one. ANother question. How long does the sensitized solution keep? 
> ANd another one: how fast is the dark reaction?
> Marek
> P>S> I am on the second set of prints now... exposing
> 
>> From: zphoto at montana.net
>> Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:23:02 -0600
>> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: casein
>> 
>> Marek,
>> I will scan my very first set of casein prints and put them in the same URL location shortly and you will see there is hope between those first prints and the ones I have in the Past Lives on my website.
>> Chris
>> 
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
>> 
>> On Apr 22, 2011, at 1:14 PM, Marek Matusz wrote:
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>>> All,
>>> My casein pwoder came a few days ago and I gave it a try. I mixed it with a amonim carbonate solution, It mixed very well with just a spoon, no mixers. It has been sitting on the counter for 2 days, actually today is a third day and I have not noticed any viscosity changes. It looks exactly as I have mixed it fresh. My first attempt in printing was a disaster. I have not made anything that bad in a long time. Looking at it I think I overloaded it with black pigment. It looked so dark and beautiful when brushing. Unfortunatly it mostly flaked out leaving a horrible stain and traces of the image.
>>> I am going to try with watercolour pigments and a lower load, perhaps similar to gum
>>> Not discourage just curious.
>>> Marek 
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