Re: Van Dyke Contrast

Risa S. Horowitz (babbleon@terraport.net)
Fri, 21 Jun 1996 11:16:35 -0400

hey, thx for info on VanDyke rinse/bleach...

re: bleaching/toning - I guess I wasn't using my head, since i've worked
with sepia toners, and the print only darkens to the extent that it was
printed and/or bleached (partial bleach = partial toning, full bleach = full
toning of original fixed print {to small degrees of variation, I suppose}).

Risa
>
>I suppose the print will keep printing out until all the silver halide has
>been re-reduced to metallic silver. But remember, print has already been
>fixed, so it's not going to turn all dark in the highlights. The areas
>that were dark in the original print (before bleaching) will go dark again,
>though brown not black, and there will be some intensification from the
>bichromate (as in chromium intensifier).
>
>Judy
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