Re: Palladium Printing was Re: To whom it may concern

Well, I'd strongly recommend anyone interested in any of the alt
processes to read the Keepers of Light, which I think has a level of
discussion that other more recent texts seldom attempt and which I
think will usefully inform anyone who wants to work in the area. It is
still the book I refer to more than any other on alt processes and still
I think the best overall introduction.

However I'd agree it isn't the most reliable to use if you want a
practical handbook. Having said that, it is where quite a few of us here
got our start on many of the processes.

Regards

Peter

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Jeffrey D. Mathias wrote:
> I have read and would agree that both books by Arentz (second edition)
> and Sullivan & Weese (although formulas are incorrect) have good
> information. I would also recommend my guide available for free on my
> web site (link below.) The guide also links to some other sources of
> good information in an appendix.
>
> I believe you will find very quickly that just one guide is not going
> to do it. The reason being that personal technique varies and does so
> in each of books. I do provide some insight for one to develop their
> own techniques and seeing, research materials and the process, and
> test to learn what is happening. After understanding the fundamentals,
> one must still discover what personally works for them.
>
> I would strongly recommend staying away from older texts such as
> Crawford (Keepers of Light) or Silver Sunbeam as these will only serve
> to confuse and are riddled with misinformation. These classic or
> historic texts may serve to provide some historical perspective on the
> process, but are of little use for working with the process.
>
Received on Thu Apr 27 03:14:21 2006