Gum Printing and Other Amazing Contact Printing Processes by Christina Z. Anderson

Gum Printing and Other Amazing Contact Printing Processes is the culmination of 10 years of research in resources from the beginning of photography to present day. Start with a Digital Negatives chapter co-written with Ron Reeder, with a step by step digital negative method simple enough for all to understand but complex enough for even the most demanding processes. Section I incl. 7 chapters on gum and 2 on casein, dichromated colloid processes. For History buffs, extensive historical research included on gum & casein. Incl. a Pigment Chart & Troubleshooting Chart Section II covers the most popular contact printing processes: cyanotype, argyrotype, kallitype, vandyke brown, platinum, palladium, POP palladium/ziatype, salted paper, and combination printing. The real backbone of the text is 500+ images from 100+ photographers ranging from beginner to seasoned pro and even a few who “wrote the history of alt.” The captions underneath the images-almost half again as many words as the text itself-are peppered with gems of wisdom not to be missed. FEATURES: – Culmination of ten years of research in resources from 1839-2013. – Replacement text for the former Alternative Processes, Condensed. – Helpful chapter on Setting Up the Dimroom with a handy Paper Chart for alternative processes. – Digital Negatives chapter provides a comprehensive yet simple method for all processes. – SECTION I, covers the dichromated colloid processes of gum and casein. – Pigment Chart for gum and casein. – Troubleshooting Chart for gum and casein as well as troubleshooting sections for all processes. – Creative Ideas chapter for inspiration. – Historical timeline of both gum and casein. – SECTION II covers cyanotype, argyrotype, kallitype, Vandyke brown, platinum/palladium, POP palladium/ziatype, salted paper, and combination printing. Side-by-side comparison images, Extensive bibliography

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