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Resin coateded inkjet prints on artistic paper

Original picture before being print.

The first person that talked to me about resins coat on inkjet print on drawing paper was Marco Tardito (whom I also made an interview).
In the past I also tried myself printing on watercolor paper with my Epson 2100, but the results were terribly disappointing. Colors are completely wrong because [...]

Van Dyke Brown on cyanotype

It is possible to combine cyanotype with Van Dyke Brown to obtain dual tone prints with blue shadows and brown highlights.

Monochromatic pictures on darkroom color paper

Print black and white negatives on traditional darkroom color paper to obtain monochromatic photography.

Carbon print

History, description and technical introduction to the carbon transfer, one of the best traditional photographic printing technique.

The photographs “Demons”, technical notes

Catadioptric photos of the Pont Neuf “Demons” printed with traditional carbon transfer on Fabriano fine art watercolor paper.

Searching for a cyanotype black toning

Searching for a cyanotype black toning, to intensify blue dmax and obtain an almost neutral print.

Ammonia in cyanotype tonings

Two bath Cyanotype toning with ammonia and tanning agent to obtain an infinity variety of cyanotype dualtones.

Missed contact between negative and support

A printing frame is an essential tool the have a perfect contact between paper and negatives printing historical processes.

Air bubbles stains in gum bichromate

Air bubbles during the developing phase of bichromate gum result in dark stain on the print.

Wet sizing with threading bar

Use a threading bar to quickly and evenly size paper sheets for historical processes.

How to eliminate the precipitate from Van Dyke Brown solutions

The addition of tartaric acid in VDB solutions reduce the quantity of precipitate.

Van Dyke Brown

Preparation of classical VDB solution and modified (without precipitate) VDB solution.

Dupont 4-R, Eder’s harmonizing reducer

Dupont 4-R intensify shadows and reduce high densities to correct exceptionally contrasted analogical negatives.

Basicity and color of cyanotype

Influence of basicity on the color of Cyanotype: the results using cheap and slightly basic paper are visually superior.

Tea toned posterized cynotype

A special tea toned posterized cyanotype print.

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