My First Pigment Tissue (HELP!)

FotoDave@aol.com
Tue, 13 Aug 1996 16:36:30 -0400

I just made my first few sheets of pigment tissue for carbon print. It is
drying right now, so I haven't made print out of it yet, but I have a few
questions / problems:

1. I got lots of bubble, so much that it is impossible get rid of. I just
left them there for now since this is going to be for exposure test only.

2. About how much gelatine/water ratio do I need? The article in APR by Mike
Shorter says 28 gr. gelatine in 460 ml water. That seems a little diluted.
Another book uses 20 gr / 100 ml, which is quite thick. (I don't have the
author's name because I only have a few xerox pages, but it mentions that the
formula is based on 1938 edition of American Photography magazine). I started
with something in between, 28 gr. / 320 ml. In general, what is the effect of
the amount of gelatine to the final print?

In my first tissue, I didn't use glycerine, gum, or tween. I only added some
syrup as plasticizer.

Thanks in advance!

Dave Soemarko