RE: Cyanotypes on website + a question about the new cyanotype

Ok thanks,

AFAIK the new cyanotype need contrasty negatives (dMax around or past 2)
and I understand this is kind of hard to achieve with dye based color
inks - I'm sure there are people that can do it but I couldn't manage to
do it with an Epson 890 myself, then I started to use 3rd party
pigmented pigmented inks with my Epson 1160 and negative density was not
a concern anymore.

As I said before I'm interested in The New Cyanotype because:

1. I need the same (or preferably better) Dmax as double coated
traditional cyanotype but with *SINGLE COATING* (double coating is
wasting my time).

2. I want to be able to print both Van Dyke / Kallitype and Cyanotype
using the same negative (in my current workflow the negatives I prepare
for Cyanotype are way flatter / thinner compared to negatives I prepare
for Van Dyke).

If list members think this is possible, then I will convert to The New
Cyanotype.

Regards,
Loris.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perry [mailto:perry@vivalarevolution.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 10:04 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Cyanotypes on website + a question about the new
> cyanotype
>
>
> Well I mean two things first being I can get more than enough
> density with digital negs from my 2200 where before I had to
> use spectral density for the new formula. Also just the
> mixing of the chemicals is much easier, no mortar grinding.
>
> > From: Loris Medici <loris_medici@yahoo.com>
> > Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> > Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 10:03:33 +0200
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> > Subject: RE: Cyanotypes on website + a question about the new
> > cyanotype
> >
> > hi,
> >
> > "ease of use".... do you mean "compounding is easier" or
> you're saying
> > "achieving the desired result is easier" - which one?
> >
> > regards,
> > loris.
Received on Thu Mar 18 02:59:02 2004