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Date: Saturday
4th Sunday 5th December 2010 |
Time: 9.30 am to 4.30 pm |
Place: 700 James Lane Trentham East Victoria |
Cost: $450.00 All materials supplied - includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea |
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NB:
Classes limited to 3
ABOUT CARBON PRINTING
Carbon printing relies upon the ability of gelatin, when sensitized to light by a dichromate, to become insoluble in water after exposure. Layers of gelatin, containing pigment, are exposed and then transferred onto a support and processed in warm water. The unexposed areas, which remain soluble are washed away, revealing the underlying support. This creates a bas-relief effect that is its unique signature.
Because the carbon printing process uses pigments instead of dyes, it is capable of producing a more permanent print than any of the other color processes. The use of pigment also produces a wider color gamut.
Carbon printing is labor-intensive, time-consuming and technologically demanding but offers aesthetic beauty and great longevity.
HISTORY OF CARBON
The carbon process, originally used lamp black as discovered by Alphonse Poitevin in 1855. It was later adapted to color, through the use of pigments, by Louis Arthur Ducos du Hauron in 1868. Carbon printing remained commercially popular through the first half of the 20th century.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:
You will be introduced to the single transfer method providing the understanding and information you need to turn carbon printing into your own personalized process and mode of expression.
- Making tissue.
- Sensitizing.
- Development of the image.
- Single and double transfer.
- Final finishing.
- Making negatives for carbon printing
ABOUT ELLIE YOUNG:
Since 1994 she has been practicing and studying the art craft and science, of ‘alternative’ photographic processes. Ellie conducts workshops mainly in her studios, but also teaches in collages and institutes around Australia. She constantly exhibits her work nationally and internationally. More about Ellie >
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