Re: bromoil, anyone?

Hi Chirs,

I found this link for Gene's book.

http://alt-photo.com/alt-photo/bromoil/gene%20laughter/bromoil101.html

Don't know if he can be reached via the email address
on the page but....

Stuart

--- Sandy King <sanking@clemson.edu> wrote:

> Chris,
>
> You need to get a copy of Gene Laughter's book
> Bromoil 101. He has
> all kinds of solutions for brushes, papers, etc.
> using modern
> materials. This is a self-published book that is/was
> sold through
> Bostick and Sullivan.
>
>
>
> Sandy
>
>
>
>
>
> >Good morning all,
> > I know this is hard to believe I can think
> about something other
> >than gum, but this week I got the hairbrained idea
> to use bromoil as
> >my technical research project for a printmaking
> class. I was
> >inspired to do so after seeing Tom Micklin's prints
> in the traveling
> >portfolio (so Tom, please chime in here). The
> hairbrained part was
> >deciding to produce an edition of 10 different
> prints for the
> >critique.
> >
> > Let me say that I have read about bromoil
> extensively,
> >researching it and condensing a workflow for my
> Experimental
> >Workbook, in which is my "quickie" bromoil method.
> I tested it way
> >back when, but no students ever chose to do
> bromoil, and I was not a
> >printmaker at the time which I now am. Thus I am a
> bromoil neophyte.
> >
> > I mixed my own bromoil solution and it worked
> great. This is good.
> >
> > First mistake: I knew that Ilford papers are
> resistant to
> >bleaching, but did not know if this resistance
> would entail a longer
> >bleach etch time in the bromoil solution. Silly
> me--just because it
> >resists bleaching does NOT mean it resists etching.
> I bleach etched
> >for 16 minutes, and all of those prints (11x14's,)
> delaminated. It
> >was like bromoiling on top of a mordancage. I was
> NOT happy. I
> >should have known this because Ilford is a
> WONDERFUL paper for
> >mordancage--it veils very quickly.
> >
> > I then reprinted all, using these papers:
> Ilford MGIV matte,
> >Ilford MGIV warmtone pearl, Forte Polywarmtone RC,
> Bergger VCCB. I
> >found out some stuff in my mistakes. For one,
> Forte RC was by far
> >the best! I am surprised. It is glossy, too.
> Next was the Ilford
> >MGIV matte.
> >
> > Question: what are your fave papers, you
> bromoilists? Not the
> >special bromoil papers, but regular ones. Do you
> use glossy or matte?
> >
> > Two, since I ruined the first batch of prints
> and had to redo
> >the whole process with a time limit facing me, I
> found that an 8
> >minute etch was plenty sufficient, and that I could
> go right from
> >the etch bath to inking up with no problem. Thus
> it wasn't really
> >necessary to dry mount press the prints in between
> the bleach/etch
> >bath and printing up as it is said (to make them
> ink up better).
> >
> > Question: is there a cheapy brush source
> anyone can recommend?
> >And brush catalog number? I used rollers for this
> process. On
> >Forte RC with rollers you can essentially get back
> your print to
> >looking just like a photograph, which...what's the
> point...so I
> >wanted to try a brush for my next go around. The
> local drugstore
> >did not even know what a man's shaving brush is.
> >
> > One more question: do you bromoilists print
> one stop darker and
> >duller as a general rule, or something other? Oh,
> and how long do
> >you think a print takes to dry? I was thinking of
> pressing it
> >between baking parchment paper in the drymount
> press, to prevent ink
> >from getting on things.
> >
> > I guess what I am interested in, really, is
> any bromoil
> >dialogue...so tawlk amungst yurselfs...your
> workflow, your mistakes,
> >anything!
> >Chris
>
>

                
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Received on Sat Nov 13 09:16:17 2004