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Re: Argyrotype
Thanks for the information. By the way, I wonder if those working with
argyroptyoe might indicate what papers seem to work well with the process.
Anyone have experience with Fabriano artistico or Rives aquarelle?
Sandy King
>hello sandy
>
>take care with toning before fixing, your print should be totaly clear of
>ferric salt (if you want to gold tone) as gold could react with free ferric
>salt and stain pink your paper.
>As with cetennial paper you could tone before or after fixing , till there
>is no more ferric salt in it it is just a silver image and should be treated
>like that.
>use highly dilute selenium toning and half strength gold toning .
>
>I also noted that the color greatly change depending on the paper. arches
>aquarelle will give brown tone and BFK will give neutral tone.
>
>
>
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