Re: Help with Van Dyke and Cyanotype

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• Subject: Re: Help with Van Dyke and Cyanotype
• From: Andre Fuhrmann <Andre.Fuhrmann@uni-konstanz.de>
• Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 11:52:14 +0100
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>
>Assuming my starting point is a normally exposed and developed negative
>(35mm or 6x6) - should I try to obtain "normal" looking interpositives
>and final negatives, in terms of exposure and contrast level ?  Or
>should they be over/under exposed and high/low contrast, for best
>results ?

>
>I'm using Agfa's Litho 0711p negatives. I'm planning to enlarge at the
>interpositive stage and contact print for
>final negative,

A sound working plan.  Lithfilm yields high contrast.  So go for a very
soft interpositive to obtain a detailed high contrast final negative.

>and I'll be printing on Fabriano Artistico - if that
>makes any difference.

Yes, paper makes a huge difference.  Get at least 5 or 6 different kinds
and test for yourself.  Good news: the price of paper is not a reliable
guide to final image quality.  You may find that a cheap sketching paper
works out much better than a pricy aquarell paper (though perhaps not in
terms of archival stability).

Andre

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