Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2022/03/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]these are wonderful ric > On Mar 22, 2022, at 11:00 PM, Christopher Crawford <chris at > chriscrawfordphoto.com> wrote: > > Something else that you could do with the old Polaroid materials was > emulsion lifts. This worked on the type 669 Peel-Apart film. The print > would be placed in a tray of hot water, then moved to a tray of cold > water. This softened the emulsion then broke it loose from the plastic > backing. You could then slide apiece of drawing paper under the floating > emulsion. The emulsion would be wrinkled and could be manipulated before > it dried. Once dry, it stuck to the new paper. Here's an example: > > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1816 > > Image Transfers were another thing that worked with the peel-apart films. > With this technique, you took a piece of drawing paper and soaked it in > water for a few minutes, then blotted it so it was damp but not wet on the > surface. You would take a picture with the peel apart film. Normally, you > pulled the film from the camera and waited 90 seconds to peel it apart. > When doing a transfer, you'd pull it apart immediately then quickly put > the 'negative' sheet face down on the damp drawing paper. A rubber roller > was used to push it flat on the paper. You then waited the 90 seconds > before peeling the negative sheet off. The image would be transferred to > the drawing paper. Because regular paper does not have the gelatin > receiving layer that the Polaroid print material has, the image would look > soft, with muted color. Here's one: > > https://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=1835