RE: gold toning van dyke browns

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From: George L Smyth (glsmyth@yahoo.com)
Date: 01/24/02-07:59:32 PM Z

Thanks for the information. That is indeed a sparse dilution. I'll give it a
try with a couple I've got hanging up now.

Cheers -

george

--- Keith Gerling <keithgerling@att.net> wrote:
> 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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