RE: paper negatives

Negatives printed onto thin or translucent inkjet paper have worked for me,
as long as you are prepared to accept a loss of detail and slightly softer
focus than the original, and a longer exposure time (this for gum, btw). The
best ones I have made were printed in full colour monochrome (i.e.) using
the full inkset to print black and white images) on a translucent paper,
then oiled with parrafin oil to increase the translucency. The oil has to be
applied in excess (I use a hake brush for this although you could use a
spray bottle), left to soak in overnight and then pressed under a heavy
sheet of glass between sheets of newsprint to remove the surface oil which
might otherwise contaminate your print.

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From: TERRYAKING@aol.com [mailto:TERRYAKING@aol.com]
Sent: Tuesday, 13 December 2005 7:34 a.m.
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: paper negatives

In a message dated 12/12/2005 15:53:12 GMT Standard Time,
gauvreau-yves@sympatico.ca writes:

Hi,
 
I have seen a few time that paper negative can be and are used to make
prints. I said prints because I assume they can be used with most if not all
process. I'd like to know a bit more on this subject like what kind of
"qualities" the paper must have and all other useful stuff you may think of.
 
Thanks
Yves

Yves
 
As paper negatives have a high 'base + fog', they are better for processes
with a limited density range such as gum.
 
I have been using them for more than thirty years mainly as large sheets of
rc paper were cheaper than large sheets of film.
 
As it is best to print 'emulsion to emulsion' the negative needs to be
laterally reversed.
 
Today you might as well print an ink jet negative onto thin paper such as
cheap photo paper or 90 lb watercolour paper.
 
Terry
 
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