Re: Fresson Conjecture & Testing
Jadlupp@aol.com
Sat, 21 Jun 1997 12:53:31 -0400 (EDT)
In "The Handbook of Alternate Photographic Processes" by Jan Arnov (Van
Nostrand Reinhold, 1982), there is a chapter on Fresson prints. She uses a
gelatine and pigment, white sugar, alcohol, honey and sugar syrup (Karol)
mix. The warm mixture is brushed on the paper, and allowed to dry. Then a
sensitizing solution of Potassium dichromate is applied by immersion, dried,
exposed, and then soaked in room temperature water for four minutes. The
image is abraded away by using a warm "sawdust soup" mix, and then everything
cleaned and sealed in cool water.
Don Upp
Michigan