[Alt-photo] Re: Was Sulfamic now VDB and pt/pd gold leaf

[Marek Matusz]

Sandy

I have to add I am amazed at your toned vandykes. Looking at them I said wow! I have to try this. 

Marek

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On May 8, 2013, at 12:08 PM, "Sandy King" <sanking at clemson.edu> wrote:

> Marek,
> 
> Gold-toned  vandyke and gold-toned argyrotypes have virtually the same look. I have found argyrotype a bit more paper sensitive than vandyke, but the sulfamic acid soak may even the playing field.
> 
> Sandy
> 
> 
> On May 8, 2013, at 11:45 AM, Marek Matusz wrote:
> 
>> Loris,
>> 
>> Does the argyrotype take that well to the gold toning. WOuld you have some examples to look at?
>> 
>> I tried argyrotype years back and it was a disaster, but now I am ready to try it again on acid treated Fabriano soft press that gave me wonderful results with palladium.
>> 
>> Marek
>> 
>> 
>>> Date: Wed, 8 May 2013 08:34:20 +0300
>>> From: mail at loris.medici.name
>>> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
>>> Subject: [Alt-photo] Re: Was Sulfamic now VDB and pt/pd gold leaf
>>> 
>>> Diluting the toner slows down the toning action, which makes possible
>>> getting beautiful and controllable split tones.
>>> 
>>> Regards,
>>> Loris.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 2013/5/8 <sanking at clemson.edu>
>>>> 
>>>> Gold toned vandykes are, in my opinion, the most interesting looking of
>>>> the iron sensitive alternative prints. The beautiful blue-black look is
>>>> truly unique in this type of print, and when toned, and processed
>>>> correctly, the prints are probably as stable as pt/pd prints.
>>>> 
>>>> These days I do most of my printing with carbon transfer, but for those
>>>> who might be interested in gold toned vandykes see my article.
>>>> http://www.sandykingphotography.com/resources/technical-writing/vandyke
>>>> 
>>>> And toning a print with the minimum solution of a gold-thiourea toner, as
>>>> Loris describes, is very economical.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Sandy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> I see, OTOH 1g gold chloride would make 2000ml gold-thiourea toner which
>>>>> is
>>>>> pretty workable (in a use and discard regime) by diluting 1+2 or 1+3.
>>>>> About
>>>>> 60-150ml diluted toner would suffice for prints sized between 5x7" to
>>>>> 11x14", in flat bottomed trays.
>>>>> 
>>>>> I should find a vellum that works locally, haven't succeeded in that so
>>>>> far, but I haven't looked hard enough.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Regards,
>>>>> Loris.
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