An excerpt from The Carbon Print explaining the basic steps to transform pigmented gelatin into a print in the Carbon print process. Writer and photography / Sandy King and John Lockhart Carbon transfer is a contact printing process that produces an image formed by a layer of hardened, pigmented gelatin on a surface which is usually paper. The surface on which the image is printed is generically referred to as … Read more
An excerpt from The Carbon Print illustrating Ponton’s Discovery to the Alternative Process Revival. Writer / Sandy King and John Lockhart Photography / Alphonse-Louis Poitevin, Thomas Annan, Richard Miller, Julia Margaret Cameron, Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, Adolphe Braun The early interest in the carbon process grew out of the public concern with the major flaw of early salted paper prints – their tendency to fade. A. M. Marton’s 1905 manual A … Read more
Writer and photography / Sandy King and John Lockhart An excerpt from The Carbon Print explaining how to use the book, be safe, and avoid common pitfalls with the Carbon print process. If you are a veteran carbon printer, you should feel comfortable jumping around this book to topics of special interest. For new carbon printers, there is a path through the working procedures that will be the most helpful … Read more
Carbon Transfer Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Featuring Contemporary Carbon Printers and Their Creative Practice by Sandy King, Don Nelson and John Lockhart Buy from Amazon.com Buy from Amazon.co.uk Buy directly from Routledge publishers Reviews the extensive history of carbon transfer and related pigment processes. The carbon print is a new version of the book “Carbon and carbro” that went out of print some time ago. Advice and tips for … Read more