I had a crazy idea to explore and see if a digital negative from the scanned film negative could allow us to quickly make our artist proofs before investing the time and effort in making the real calotype 19th century… Read More »Comparing a 19th Century calotype paper negative to digital negatives
Today, we continue our journey in making a platinum and palladium print for our new handmade wild horse fine art book. I am using Platinum Revere paper, one of our handmade calotype paper negatives, and potassium oxalate developer to see… Read More »Ice Princess – palladium print artist proof #1
To become empty is to become one with the divine—this is the Way. Awa Kenzo As part of my Wild Horse Handmade Fine Art book project, I am sharing personal thoughts and the things I am doing as part of… Read More »Empty Your Mind – Tim Layton Fine Art Philosophy
We are off and running now with our first artist’s proof, Ice Princess. In the video at the bottom of this article, you can watch us make this print in the darkroom. As I mentioned in the project overview article,… Read More »Ice Princess – Our First Large Format Wild Horse Calotype on Silver Gelatin Artist Proofs
A wealth of information creates a poverty of attention. Herbert Simon As part of my Wild Horse Handmade Fine Art book project, I am sharing personal thoughts and the things I am doing as part of my creative process. The… Read More »Limiting Your Inputs – Tim Layton Fine Art Philosophy
One of the creative choices that I need to make fairly quickly is the color and tone of the prints for my new handmade wild horse fine art book. For this first book, I have decided to make an 8×10… Read More »Considering the color and tone of my wild horse prints for the new handmade book
I am starting the journey to make a new handmade wild horse fine art book, and I am sharing the entire process with you.