Re: Anthotypes

From: REDROCKET ^lt;redrocket@cox.net>
Date: 11/14/03-11:50:26 AM Z
Message-id: <BBDA55E2.7F82%redrocket@cox.net>

Just a thought. If you added a bit of gum or gelatin to the mix, you may get
a denser print. I will try that when I get a mortar and Pestal.

Macon 11/14/03 7:37 AM, Martin Reis at mreis@tafelmusik.org wrote:

> Dry flowers would be an experiment. I doubt it.
> The process seems to work with best with petals that
> are 'fresh' or just blossomed if you will. The point
> being that its photosensitive properties are still
> at its fullest strength when young in their lifecycle.
>
> Part of the beauty of the process is that you can
> grow the flowers in your own garden. Flowers bought at
> a store might work too. It's a gamble. It may seem more
> of a seasonal printing activity but not really.
> Although I have used emulsion stored for several months
> kept in the dark in a brown bottle and it worked fine.
> The images made on Malin's website were from made from
> emulsion that were over three months old.
Received on Fri Nov 14 11:50:40 2003

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