RE: gold toning van dyke browns

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From: Keith Gerling (keithgerling@att.net)
Date: 01/24/02-05:53:40 PM Z

I also use selenium 1:100. As is the case with straight fixer on kallitypes
and VDBs, bleaching is a problem if you are not careful with timing. I
usually tone for about 30 seconds and fix for another 30 seconds. Depending
upon the paper used, the result will be a cooler print, leaning more toward
purple or gray.

-----Original Message-----
From: George L Smyth [mailto:glsmyth@yahoo.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:17 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: Re: gold toning van dyke browns

--- Andre Fuhrmann <Andre.Fuhrmann@uni-konstanz.de> wrote:
> >Can anyone give me advice on gold toning for van dyke browns?
>
> [clip] ... Vandykes may also be toned using
> selenium (e.g. from Kodak) 1:100. This is much cheaper but somewhat
> difficult to control -- and most people (including myself) like the
> tonal range of gold toning better.

My understanding is that an attempt to tone with selenium will merely bleach
the print. Can you describe your results?

Thanks -

george

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