ABSTRACT
Many of the printmaking processes described in Part III, Light-Sensitive Methods, are accomplished without a photographic darkroom or filmdeveloping area, although an artist may want access to a darkroom for making large negatives (see Chapter 5). Cyanotype, Van Dyke brown, gum bichromate, casein pigment, and Kwik Print* emulsions are applied to paper or fabric in subdued daylight, dried, exposed to bright ultraviolet light under black-and-white transparencies, and developed in water. A light box for viewing negatives, a contact printing frame for holding negatives in place against the photo-printmaking emulsion, and an exposure unit of ultraviolet light all become indispensable once you start using them. This chapter shows how to build these items easily and relatively inexpensively. Technical information on choosing and sizing paper, registering negatives, and utilizing graphic arts aids is given in the Materials and Procedures section (beginning on page 54) of this chapter.
