Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/06/18

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Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Cyanotypes/Tintypes/Daguerrotypes and more...
From: "Tom Schofield" <tdschofield@email.msn.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2001 10:13:05 -0700
References: <8D4C703A010C0160@smtp-gate.mottmac.com>

See!  There is a process already called Carbon Printing -- Piezographers
will have to find another name.

Tom

> Pablo asked about practical books on alternative processes, and I offered
to
> check out a book called Spirits of Salts by Randall Webb and Martin Reed
> (published by Argentum).
>
> Here, in case anyone else is interested, is a brief description of the
> processes described therein:
> Making paper by hand
> Handling chemicals
> Coating paper
> Exposing
> Salt printing
> Albumen
> POP
> Van Dyke and Kallitype
> Cyanotype
> Pellet prints (positive cyanotype)
> Platinum and palladium
> Bromoil
> Oil printing
> Carbon Printing (including making carbon tissue)
> Gum printing
> Casein printing
> Photo engraving (including the traditional feather for wiping the bubbles
> off the plate in the acid)
> Photogravure (begins 'Nobody has ever said that this process is easy.')
> Photo-silkscreen
> Cliche Verre
> Bleach-etch
> Solvent transfer

In reply to: Message from Malcolm McCullough <MM4@mm-croy.mottmac.com> (RE: [Leica] OT Cyanotypes/Tintypes/Daguerrotypes and more...)