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Hello super experts. I wonder if you can help me? I am an artist who was reading about an artist in America who coats watercolour paper with silver nitrate before painting on it. I would like to do the same thing but found his description of how he did it rather vague. Here is what he wrote...
I take a large piece of watercolor paper into the darkroom and I soak it in a silver nitrate and water solution.
Once the paper is saturated I process it as if it was a photograph.
The result is a piece of paper with no image on it, but the paper is impregnated with the silver nitrate solution.
Once the paper is completely dry it is ready for the creative process.
That bit where he says, "I process it as if it was a photograph" is the bit I'm stuck on. Do I need to buy other chemicals other than the silver nitrate (Liquid Light)? What do I do then? Wouldn't the paper cockle?
Could some kind soul talk me through the process? I did email the artist but received no reply. Anyway, your thoughts welcome.
PS I don't have a darkroom but I do have heavy curtains and a torch with a red Quality Street wrapper stuck on it.
PPS Also, is there a section on this forum where copyright-free photos are shared?
I take a large piece of watercolor paper into the darkroom and I soak it in a silver nitrate and water solution.
Once the paper is saturated I process it as if it was a photograph.
The result is a piece of paper with no image on it, but the paper is impregnated with the silver nitrate solution.
Once the paper is completely dry it is ready for the creative process.
That bit where he says, "I process it as if it was a photograph" is the bit I'm stuck on. Do I need to buy other chemicals other than the silver nitrate (Liquid Light)? What do I do then? Wouldn't the paper cockle?
Could some kind soul talk me through the process? I did email the artist but received no reply. Anyway, your thoughts welcome.
PS I don't have a darkroom but I do have heavy curtains and a torch with a red Quality Street wrapper stuck on it.
PPS Also, is there a section on this forum where copyright-free photos are shared?