>The items of my last order from B&S just arrived - dry Ferric Oxalate
>(50gr) and Platinum Sol. #3 (10ml). I plan to make Kallitype prints and
>tone just like described in Sandy King's article (Making Kallitypes) in
>Unblinkingeye site (my gold toner is the gold-thiourea variation). I
>will first try to make good Kallitypes before spending precious metals
>for toning them. What developer can you suggest? What are the important
>points I have to pay attention as a Kallitype-rookie? (please note that
>I have just made some Cyanotypes and Van Dykes before).
>
>Thanks in advance,
>Loris.
The best developers in my opinion are sodium citrate or potassium
oxalate. Potassium oxalate prints a bit faster and has slightly
better keeping qualities, but is more expensive.
Toning with gold, pallaidum or platinum should be done *before*
fixing. If you use selenium to tone you should fix the print first,
and give it a long wash before toning. Selenium is highly reactive
with silver nitrate and if there is any in the print when you tone
the highlights will be degraded.
Sandy
Received on Tue Mar 2 08:25:01 2004
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