Amos (scutting@mindspring.com)
Fri, 09 Apr 1999 13:07:12 -0500
Hi Judy,
I'm sorry, I'm new to this although I have tried some of the processes, but
what is the PSA Journal? Also could you post the Mortensen's Metal KROME if
you have it? It sounds wonderful! Thanks, Amy Cutting
> On Fri, 9 Apr 1999, Sil Horwitz wrote:
>
> > I have both books, and they are just what they are called - "cookbooks."
> > Formulas and ways to make them. Unlike Wall's out of print book,
however, they
> > have no detailed descriptions of the techniques required for use of the
> > formulas. I might mention that, over the years, the PSA Journal has
printed
>
> I guess that leaves Issue #3 of Post-Factory, which is going to have quite
> a lot of "details"...
>
> > many articles on techniques, including toning, but there are no
archives. The
> > Society has been reprinting selected articles, but I don't recall any on
> > toning. The April issue (present one) has an article on improving prints
by
> > bleaching, and a short piece on sepia toning. Personally, I wrote quite
a bit
>
> You leave out PSA's greatest goody, on Mortensen's Metal KROME, which the
> guardian angel has sent .... & will be quoted.
>
> > on the subject, but most of it is in articles published in the 1960's
when I
> > was doing a lot of experimentation in the field. As far as I know, there
is no
> > single book that covers just toning. It seems to be almost a lost art,
what
> > with the preponderance of color prints. Also, permanence is suspect with
all
> > toning outside of sepia (sulfide) and selenium.
>
> Well, there's also gold, even palladium... and I suspect BTW (maybe you
> can comment on this, Sil) that you can improve archivality of some of the
> others (like copper) by selenium toning after other toning. Just don't
> overbleach, there should be some silver left...
>
> cheers,
>
> Judy
>
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