Re: fresson

[pete <temperaprint@blueyonder.co.uk>]

Pete

Dick,

Yes I was at APIS 97 and Art and I had a bet on whether the traditional
Fresson contained Gum  he was going to do some backwards engineering to
determine it one way or the other. As I have had no redress I claim my right
as the winner >grin<

Pete

> Pete,
> 
> There were areas that were off limits when I was there. And yes the secret
> is in the paper. I believe you were at APIS 97 in Bath, otherwise known as
> the Sweatlodge, when Art did his presentation on Fresson. I believe art is
> working on the theory of a gum/gelatin mix which is not compatible, thus
> making a fine reticulation in the gelatin which aids in direct development.
> 
> --Dick
> 
> 
> At 06:17 PM 5/2/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>> Pete
>> 
>> Argon,
>> 
>> No this was a bit of a red herring I have done an in depth study of this
>> process, the secret is in the coating of the paper a secret machine was
>> used. The man that has the real secret apart from the Fresson family is Luis
>> Nadeau who has/had a machine he bought from Jose Ortis Echague. A picture of
>> this machine and Echague operating it can be found  in a book published by
>> Gordon Fraser 1979.
>> 
>>> Didn't I once read that part of the Fresson Process involved the use of a
>>> sawdust/water slurry to remove the unexposed areas of pigment.  Is that the
>>> "secret" that makes the Fresson Print what it is?
>>> 
>>> argon
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