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The Bostick & Sullivan Book of Modern Carbon Printing A contemporary approach to the classic hand made carbon print $39.95 Dick Sullivan HonFRPS Cover image, Dick Sullivan, “Rocks I - Spahn Ranch” Neg. 4x5, c. 1968, carbon print 2006, 16 x 20 in, Printed: February 2 2010 : 12:1 The Bostick & Sullivan Book of Modern Carbon Printing Being a manual of technique, with a bit of history, irrelevant trivia, and philosophical musings by the author. Dick Sullivan HonFRPS The Bostick & Sullivan Press Santa Fe, New Mexico www.bostick-sullivan.com www.carbonprinting.com Copyright 2007 Dedicated to: Melody Bostick, who has been my wife for 42 years. Thank you for making my life rewarding and fun. The Book of Modern Carbon Printing v Foreword to this edition.............................................................................................2 Background of the carbon print..................................................................................5 What is a carbon print?.............................................................................................................................. 5 What is not a carbon print........................................................................................................................8 Introducing the carbon print..................................................................................... 9 The tissue.......................................................................................................................................................9 Sensitizing.....................................................................................................................................................9 Exposing.........................................................................................................................................................9 The carbon “problem”.................................................................................................................................9 The solution to the problem...................................................................................................................10 Developing the image..............................................................................................................................10 The image is reversed...............................................................................................................................10 The image..................................................................................................................................................... 11 Why make carbon prints?......................................................................................................................... 11 Comments on Supports............................................................................................ 14 Microporous ink jet papers ....................................................................................................................................... 14 Synthetic paper or plastic............................................................................................................................................ 14 Fixed out photographic paper...................................................................................................................................16 Hand sized Art ................................................................................................................................................................16 Exotica................................................................................................................................................................................16 Setting up to