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| 1 Introduction.......................... |
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Brief
History |
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Description |
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Tips |
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Workroom
Considerations |
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An
Outline for Learning the Pt/Pd Process |
| 2 Cautions.............................. |
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Safety |
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Hazard
Ratings and Storage Recommendations |
| 3 Negative Control................. |
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Sensitometry |
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Simultaneous
Exposure and Development Control |
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Normalization
with the Matrix |
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Evaluation
with the Matrix |
| 4 Equipment............................ |
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Notebooks |
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Safe
Light |
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Measuring
Equipment |
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Storage
Equipment |
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Coating
Equipment |
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Contact
Printing Frame |
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Light
Source |
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Processing
Equipment |
| 5 Raw Materials...................... |
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Chemicals |
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Preparing
Ferric Oxalate Powder (includes illustrations)
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Substrates |
| 6 Chemistry............................. |
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Formulae
Names and Weights |
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Process
Equations |
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Formulas
for FO Sensitizer Solutions |
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Sensitizer
Formula Calculator (requires
JavaScript
capable browser)
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Optimized
Formulas for Metal Solutions |
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Metal
Solution Formula Calculator (requires JavaScript
capable browser)
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Making
a Percent Solution |
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Weighing
Out Dry Chemicals |
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Preparing
the Stock Solutions |
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Modifying
an Existing Solution |
| 7 Coating................................. |
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The
Coating |
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Preparing
the Coating Mixture |
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Coating
Coverage |
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Coating
Efficiency |
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Coating
Paper |
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Coating
Fabric |
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Drying
the Coating |
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Quasi
Multi-Coating Method |
| 8 Exposure.............................. |
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Loading
The Contact Frame |
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Exposing |
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Printout
Evaluation |
| 9 Processing........................... |
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Developing |
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Clearing
(includes washing) |
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Washing
(notes) and Drying |
| 10 Optional
Processing........... |
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Brightening |
| 11 Finishing.............................. |
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Spotting |
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Etching |
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Matting |
| 12 Building Analog
Negatives. |
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General
Description |
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Equipment |
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Film |
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Processing
Chemistry |
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Building
the Positive |
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Building
the Shadow Mask |
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Building
the Negative |
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Building
the Highlight Mask |
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Manipulations |
| 13 Building Digital
Negatives.. |
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General
Description |
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The Stack Method
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Appendices
to Building Digital Negatives |
| 14 Testing................................. |
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Test
for Fogging |
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Testing
the Ferric Oxalate Solution |
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Test
for Clearing |
15a Studies
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Clearing
Study |
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Optimizing
Original Negatives for Scanning when Building Digital Negatives |
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A
Look at Grain in the Film and Details in the Print |
15b Studies
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Empirical Verification of the POP Process Equation
and Optimization of the Solutions
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Verification of Metal Solution Optimization
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Wet Dry Drying Study
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15c Studies
Involving the FO sensitizer
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Initial Threshold Study for FO solutions
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Initial Comparisons of Ferric Oxalate Powders
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Verification of FO Powder Composition
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Comparing Prints from Ferric Oxalate Powders
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Relative Comparison of FO Powders Using Prints
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| 16 Appendices......................... |
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Vendors |
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Light
Intensity Monitor |
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Links
to More Information concerning Pt/Pd Printmaking |
