From: James Young (jamiehy@globaldialog.com)
Date: 11/30/00-07:01:32 PM Z
>Emma,
>
>A word about Kallitype. I've been printing platinum for 10 years
>now and just recently started working with the kallitype process. I
>would recommend against starting with Kallitype, even though it is
>much cheaper than Palladium. I think you will find that Kallitype
>is a much more difficult process to master than platinum/palladium.
>The main hurdles with Kallitype are complete clearing, loss of image
>density during processing, consistency, and image permanence. For
>proper clearing, fixing, and toning you will need many more steps in
>the Kallitype process than pt/pd printing. I think you will get to
>satisfying results much sooner (and with less headache) with pt/pd.
>And, since you're only printing 4x5 for now, the cost of materials
>for pt/pd shouldn't be a major issue. You should be able to make 4x5
>palladium prints for less than $1 each. Start with an inexpensive
>paper that works well single coated - the Cranes 90# cover that Carl
>mentioned would be a good choice.
>
>Good luck!
>Kerik Kouklis
>www.Kerik.com
I recommend trying Van Dyke printing as an easy starting point for
platinum/palladium. It's easy to do and gets you used to hand coating
paper, etc.
Jamie
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