From: David Jackson (lagniap@tulane.edu)
Date: 11/08/02-04:14:46 PM Z
Alan, Thank you.
I should have prefaced my subject line with "Newbie"...as I don't know the
'James' reference.
May I bother you for the title?
Many Thanks,
David
At 09:44 PM 11/8/02 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello David,
>
>Friday, November 8, 2002, 7:19:41 PM, you wrote:
> > In searching Alt's name on Google I found reference to his technique as "
> > résino-pigmentype" but only a couple of pages of description written by
> Alt
> > in May 2000.
>
> > Does anyone know of information sources? Is there another name for the
> > process or is it a variant of a more widely know process?
>
>It's a version of a dusting-on process using a dichromated gelatin
>base - James gives a good description of these processes in his book.
>Talking to the gallery owner, Alt seems to be somewhat secretive about
>the fine details of his process (eg the exact composition of the
>gelatin layers) which he calls the Altotype!
>
>Alan
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