Loris,
The paper that you are using is my all time favorite for iron based
processes. It coats very smooth, achieves high DMAX and clears very nicely
for palladium.
Marek
>From: Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name>
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>CC: 'Mike Ware' <mike@mikeware.co.uk>
>Subject: First Argyrotype
>Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 09:14:13 +0300
>
>I made my first Argyrotype last night. See it below:
>http://www.loris.medici.name/First_Argyrotype.jpg (~ 100Kb)
>
>Technical info:
>Digital negative. Media: Photowarehouse Ultrafine Crystal Clear,
>printer: Epson 1290 OEM dye inks, calibration system: PDN, color: R:40
>G:255 B:0, std. printing time: 11 mins. using 8x40W BL tubes 1.5" above
>frame glass, paper: Whatman HP watercolor, coating: with a glass rod,
>sensitizer amnt: 8 drops per 100cm2 (25 drops = 1ml with my pipettes).
>
>I happen to like the process because it gives relatively good dmax with
>just one coat; I have to double coat to reach similar dmax with Vandyke.
>The color is different from (not as reddish as) Vandyke but it's
>beatiful in it's own respect.
>
>There's slight solarization in the darkest parts. It seems that I still
>have to optimise a) sensitizer amnt. per coating area, b) surfactant
>amnt. per sensitizer (BTW, no surfactant was used for this print) in
>order to get optimum dmax (see the dark band on the left edge; no
>solarization -> better dmax)... I believe my standard printing time's OK
>(confirmed with step-tablet tests).
>
>I plan to explore the following toning options: a) gold (thiourea +
>gold) b) palladium (citric acid + palladium). I don't have the regular
>palladium salt, Li2PdCl4 instead (because I do Ziatypes, not D.O.P
>Palladiums and have plenty of it on hands). Any of you with experience
>toning kallitype / vandyke / argyrotype with Li2PdCl4? I guess (hope)
>toning will cure problems related to solarization too. I don't plan to
>exhibit / sell untoned prints anyway...
>
>Regards,
>Loris.
>
>
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