Re: Contrasty Cyanotypes
Larry Bullis (kingfisher@halcyon.com)
Mon, 24 Feb 1997 22:50:43 -0800
>Note: If a certain paper doesnít seem to ìholdî the emulsion, it is
>because it lacks appropriate sizing and so lacks the organic element of the
>process necessary to reduce the ferric ammonium citrate from a ferric to a
>ferrous state.
I don't get it. I don't use any sizing at all, preferring waterleaf papers. I get extremely rich prints and never have had more than a very rare and passing problem holding the coating solution or the pigment. Are you sure this is how it works? How do I get any prints at all?