RE: cyanotypes using paper negatives

That looks like the stuff. If it is cheap it is worth getting some if you
ever need to do large contact prints from small negs.

Cheers,
Tim

>From: Andy Schmitt <aschmitt@warwick.net>
>Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>Subject: RE: [pinhole-discussion] cyanotypes using paper negatives
>Date: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 12:27:08 -0400
>
>Kodak Dental Film, X-Omat 2, Duplicating 8X10
>Item # 1376454421
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1376454421&rd=1
>
>Is this what you are using? There is some on Ebay...
>
>andy
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com
>[mailto:pinhole-discussion-admin@pinhole.com]On Behalf Of Tim Rawling
>Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 7:17 PM
>To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
>Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] cyanotypes using paper negatives
>
>
>Hi
>
>A friend of mine makes gum, cyanotype and van dyke brown prints with paper
>negatives by peeling the paper backing off the resin coating. The image
>attaches to the resin and it very thin. You then need to use a frame to
>hold it flat during exposure but the exposure times are very reasonable and
>the prints are beautiful.
>
>He also has a mate that works in a hospital who gets him boxes of out of
>date X-ray duplication film. This stuff is great because you can enlarge
>35mm negatives onto 8x10 sheets of this film and end up with large
>negatives
>for contact printing.
>
>Cheers,
>Tim
>
>
> >From: "Gordon J. Holtslander" <holtsg@duke.usask.ca>
> >Reply-To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> >To: pinhole-discussion@pinhole.com
> >Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] cyanotypes using paper negatives
> >Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2002 20:00:41 -0600 (CST)
> >
> >Hi:
> >
> >you can make cyanotypes from a paper negative. It just takes a long
>time.
> >A friend of mine has done this - he needed to expose these for three
>hours
> >in the sun.
> >
> >You could try waxing the paper negatives to make them more transparent.
> >People have had success using melted parafin wax.
> >
> >Gord
> >
> >On Tue, 27 Aug 2002 BenDuross@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello
> > >
> > > I am about to start printing cyanotypes, I want to use 5x4 ortho film
> >which I
> > > don't think will be a problem, but I'd also like to use paper negs
>made
> >in a
> > > pinhole camera I made the paper negs are about 76cmx90cm can I make a
> > > cyanotypes print under glass or perspex just by treating larger paper,
> >and
> > > exposing it under sunlight, or would that cause a problem.
> > > I use ilford VC paper.
> > > could anyone illuminate me.
> > > Cheers
> > > Ben
> > >
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Received on Sun Sep 1 20:07:31 2002