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Preparation

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Apply the Emulsion

Follow all directions included with Bostick and Sullivan Kit - this is shortened

  • Tape paper at corners to table

  • Apply laundry starch to paper (allow to dry overnight)

  • Moisten the brush with distilled water - pat dry

  • Measure the emulsion into a ceramic dish

  • Dump the emulsion onto the center of the area of the paper you wish to expose based on negative size

  • Use the damp brush to carefully spread the emulsion

  • evenly over the expose area

  • Allow to dry in a dark area (about an hour)

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Expose the Paper

Follow all directions included with Bostick and Sullivan Kit - this is shortened

  • Place negative directly onto  the paper with the dry emulsion

  • Carefully place the negative/paper into the frame

  • Take the frame into a brightly sunlit area

  • Watch the emulsion darken (it only takes a few minutes)

  • Once the emulsion is HALF as dark as you wish the final print, take the frame out of the sun

  • Remove the paper and begin processing

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Process and Wash

Follow all directions included with Bostick and Sullivan Kit - this is shortened

  • Stop bath: place in first tray with tap water (5 mins)

    • agitate​

  • Fixer: second tray should have fix solution (5 mins)

    • agitate​

  • Wash: third tray should have fresh tap water (30 mins)

    • agitate every five mins.​

  • Remove from wash, allow to drip a full minute

    • hang to dry or place on towels on flat surface​

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