Book description
Chrysotype is about photographic printing in gold on paper. This 19th century printing process, modified for contemporary use, provides artists with an affordable way to produce permanent prints in gold.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Part One History
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Part Two Preparation and Guide to Chrysotype
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Chapter 2 Preparing for Printing
- Safety First
- Work Spaces and Lighting
- General Consumables
- General Equipment and Materials
- Equipment and Materials for Making Negatives
- Equipment and Materials for Coating Paper
- Equipment and Materials For Controlling Humidity (Pre and Post Exposure)
- Equipment and Materials for Exposing the Print
- Equipment and Materials to Process and Dry Prints
- Equipment to Make and Store the Chemistry for Version ‘S’
- Chemicals
- Useful Measurement Conversions
- Chapter 3 Preparing the Negative
- Chapter 4 Paper Choice
- Chapter 5 Overview of the Chrysotype Process
- Chapter 6 Making and Mixing the Sensitiser
- Chapter 7 Coating Paper
- Chapter 8 Regulating Paper Humidity
- Chapter 9 Exposing and Processing the Print
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Chapter 10 Troubleshooting Chrysotype
- I Can’t Get ‘That’ Colour Again
- The Print Looks ‘Grainy’
- The Image Highlights Are Stained Red/Purple
- The Print Has ‘Speckles’ in the Shadow Areas
- The Print Has Dark ‘Measles’ Marks
- The Print Has White Splotches
- I Can’t Get an Even Coating
- The Sensitiser Disappears After One Or Two Coating Passes
- The Paper Turns Yellow Or Orange After Coating
- My Print Is Too Dark
- My Print Has Too Much Contrast
- The Image Is Faint Or Lacks Contrast
- Parts of the Image Look ‘Blurred’
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Chapter 2 Preparing for Printing
- Part Three Contemporary Chrysotype Artists
- Appendix A Suppliers
- Appendix B Chemical Information
- Appendix C Bibliography
- Index
Product information
- Title: Chrysotype
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2020
- Publisher(s): Focal Press
- ISBN: 9780429796180
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