Re: coating cyano

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From: Don Bryant (dsbryant@telocity.com)
Date: 01/25/01-08:14:11 PM Z


Sarah,

> I would only add to Judy's great description, that the white blobs where
the
> cyanotype solution puddles seem to be due to the self-masking effect that
> occurs beneath the orange potassium ferricyanide crystals that form in
such
> areas. It is fun to puddle the solution on purpose sometimes to see what
> happens. I have used this phenomenon for atmospheric effects in a recent
> print using desktop negatives.
>

Actually I have had a few creative accidents due to my coating woes.

Just for the record though I am using the New Cyanotype formula.

 Thanks,

Don Bryant


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