>Van dyke prints, or Van dyke brown prints, or Brown prints >use the light sensitivity of iron compounds to create a silver image. >The silver deposits are very fine, resulting in a brown colour. > >Cyanotype, uses the light sensitivity of iron compounds to create an >image in "Prussian Blue". This process is similar to that used >in the "blue print" process, used for copying architects drawings etc. > >Richard You can find articles about these (and other) processes on Ed Buffaloe's site: <http://www.unblinkingeye.com> -- -tony San Leandro, CA http://www.shapesandshadows.com ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.