Photogenic Drawing - Process

Eight pieces of paper were coated with a salt solution (NaCl) with a sponge and dried.

Silver nitrate (AgNO3) was then applied over the NaCl. Four pieces got 5% AgNO3, and the other four got 12%.

 The paper was dried...

...and was exposed to the light with either keys or step tablets placed on top of them.

 Good job Al!

 The images were "fixed" or stabilized in salt water.

 The Strathmore cold press watercolor paper had the best tonal range out of the four pieces exposed with a step tablet. It was especially dark before being fixed in the salt water.

The top row was applied with 12% AgNO3 and the bottom row was applied with 5% AgNO3. The watercolor paper in the right column gave the clearest whites and definition out of all the papers.

 

Al sings a song.