Re: gelatin and cyanotype

Nope; I know that about platinotype; it was cyanotype.
Chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "Loris Medici" <loris_medici@mynet.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 9:14 AM
Subject: RE: gelatin and cyanotype

> Hi Christina,
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Christina Z. Anderson [mailto:zphoto@bellsouth.net]
> > Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 3:48 PM
> > To: Alt list
> > Subject: gelatin and cyanotype
> >
> > ...
> > Question: I can't remember where I read this, but a book
> > said somewhere that cyanotype doesn't "like" gelatin. Does
> > anyone know why this is the
> > case, or feel this is the case? Is it just the absorbency
> > issue, that the
> > cyano wouldn't get deep enough on sized paper? Or is it another myth?
>
> Could it be Platinotype and NOT Cyanotype? I clearly remember there was
> something like "...gelatine sized paper is no good for Platinum
> printing..." in Mike Ware's site... ITOH, there are nice Cyanotypes on
> gelatine sized(!) glass by Galina... Maybe we should ask to Galina if
> she had noticed any ill effects of gelatine with her Cyanotypes...
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
>
Received on Mon Sep 20 08:43:54 2004