From: clay (wcharmon@wt.net)
Date: 01/30/02-07:56:15 PM Z
Hey Darryl:
I've been messing around with argyrotypes a little lately. Did you catch
that question I asked the list a while back about increasing the DMax? Do
you double coat argyrotypes? What paper seems to work the best? I'm curious
because the first one I printed is just gorgeous, and subsequent attempts
(not a lot really) have been mediocre compared to Pt/Pd. Is there any
contrast control other than increasing the amount of sulfamic acid in the
sensitizer?
Hah. Lots of questions. You never should have mentioned that you used that
process!
Cheers,
Clay
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>From: Darryl Baird <dbaird@umflint.edu>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: Magic Brush
>Date: Wed, Jan 30, 2002, 7:34 PM
>
>Gasp indeed. I bought two of these and use one for Argyrotype prints. It seems to
>accumulate a silver (really muddy gray) sludge at the base of the bristles, next
>to the metal ferrule. I must literally comb it clean. This isn't the case with
>platinum/palladium, though I don't print very much of these metals. I do the
>regular post-coating cleaning in distilled water and shake (religiously like I
>was taught!) the water free and hang inverted... bristles down.
>
>Can anyone comment on this sludge?
>
>thanks
>
>--Darryl
>
>I think for the 2" I paid $36 from an art dealer in Rochester NY, the 4" is over
>$60.... ouch!
>
>jeffbuck@swcp.com wrote:
>
>> Clay, Carl and All: (1) I use Kerik's and Stewart's magic brush. Love it.
>> This for those listening is the Richeson 9500 (I think the number is) brush,
>> which costs like $80-$90 (gasp).
>
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