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Taylor & Francis Ltd Carbon Transfer Printing : A Step-By-Step Manual Featuring Contemporary Carbon Printers And Their Creative Practice 1St Edition by Sandy King , Don Nelson , John Lockhart
Carbon Transfer Printing Is A Book About One Of The Earliest Photographic Processes That Provided The First Permanent Printing Methods Available In One Form Or Another For Over 150 Years. This Book Reviews The Extensive History Of Carbon Transfer And Related Pigment Processes In Both Monochrome And Color To Serve As Point Source For A New Carbon Printer To Begin To Master The Craft Of Carbon Printing As Well As Provide New Material For Experienced Carbon Printers So They Can Expand Their Techniques. The Book Includes Never-Before-Published Information On Pre-Sensitizing Carbon Tissue With Newly Identified Compounds Information On The Safe Use And Disposal Of Hexavalent Chromium Compounds And Simplified Methods Of Producing 3-Color Carbon Prints.Carbon Transfer Printing Is Divided Into Two Parts Illustrated With 175 Photographs. Part One Is A Complete How-To On The Carbon Transfer Process From Simple To Complex With A Troubleshooting Guide And An Extensive Chapter On Digital Negatives. Part Two Is Devoted To Contemporary Carbon Printers Who Share Their Methods And Secrets To Creating Their Beautiful Carbon Prints.Topics That The Book Covers Are:Key Events In CarbonS Historyhow To Organize The Carbon Workplacesections On Necessary Supplies And Equipmenta Step-By-Step Digital Method Of Making High Quality Digital Negativessimple And Advanced Methods Of Carbon Printinghow To Make Carbon Tissue Including Several Methods Of Pre-Sensitizinghow To Choose Uv Light Sources For Printing In Carbonstep-By-Step Processing Directionshow To Prepare Final Support Paperstroubleshooting Carbonmulti-Layer Printing To Add Tone Or Make A Full Color Carbon Printfinishing And Final Presentation Of Carbon Printsa Gallery Of Images And Advice From Contemporary Carbon Printerscarbon Transfer Printing Is Designed For Both The Beginning Carbon Enthusiast As Well As For The Advanced Practitioner. Backed With Extensive Research On Carbon Printing From Books Journals And Magazine Articles From The 1800S To Present Day And The Extensive Personal Experience In Carbon Printing Of The Authors There Is Enough Information In This Book To Provide Inspiration And Proof Of Both The Glorious Past Of Carbon Printmaking And Its Enduring Importance To A New Generation Of Image Makers Who Value The Handmade Print.