https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo Made with a taste for adventure en-us 2017-03-23 15:48:34 UTC 2017-04-02 15:45:50 UTC hello@padlet.com avamcarthur https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/162178076 it is a irion based printing method. The vandykes produces earthy tone, black and sepia and rich brown tones. Vandykes are based on Argentotypes. You can make a simple solution including ferric ammonium citrate, siliver nitrate and citric acid.]]> 2017-03-23 15:50:25 UTC https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/162178076 avamcarthur https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047641 solution A) 
20g of ferric ammonuim citrate 
50g citric acid and 50ml of distillted water 

mix well and pour into a beaker

solution B: 
Made up of 5g silver nitrate and distillted water. 
mix well and place into a seperate beaker. 

mix the two solutions A and B. Note that once you have mixed these solutions they become light sensitive and you have to work in the dark (dark room) 

Let the solutions settle for a couple of days. *IN THE DARK* 

Then place the paper onto a board and tape the edges down so that they dont move. 

After you have done this pour the solution onto the paper and using a paint brush paint the solution evenly onto the paper. You may want to double coat it. allowing the first coat to dry first.

You then want your paper to dry, leave it for a couple of days to dry natuarlly. do not use heat on the paper as this will result in fogging.

Take your paper and expose it to UV light. As soon as you walk out the dark room it will start to change and expose. 

Expose it for about 10 minutes.







]]> 2017-03-28 08:56:59 UTC https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047641 avamcarthur https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047662 20g ferric ammioninum acid 

5g citric acid 

distillted water 

5g silver nitrate 

sodium thiosulfate 

beaker (500ml)

contact printing frame 

large formate negative 

gloves 

scales 

trays (for processing) 

water colour paper 

UV lamp (optinal) 

gloves

]]> 2017-03-28 08:57:04 UTC https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047662 avamcarthur https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047703
Use water colour paper, sugar paper. Any paper that is sturdy and will be less able to rip and shrink (like tissue paper) 

Measure out the ingredents correctly for the solutions 

expose your paper to UV light for longer. Use UV as it is direct and will not move like the sun will (and clouds getting in the way)

Maybe also fix it for longer? more than 2 mins to achieve brown/yellow tones and result in a better outcome.]]> 2017-03-28 08:57:16 UTC https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047703 avamcarthur https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047759 2017-03-28 08:57:28 UTC https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047759 avamcarthur https://padlet.com/avamcarthur/huuihw28jjdo/wish/163047812 We used different types of paper which ranged from tissue paper to sugar paper. 
we painted on the solution to the different papers and let them dry in the darkroom for about two days. I then got my paper, i used tissue paper and then placed the format negative behind the paper and clipped it in place. 
I then exposed it to UV light for six and 10 seconds. This resulted in having yellow brown tones. After i had done this i fixed it in the dark room. This resulted in my paper dissolving, ripping and shrinking. It was a total failure. 
I now know to use sturdier paper and to expose the paper for longer. Maybe for 10-15 minutes to achieve a better outcome.

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