The Dye Transfer Process

[gth]

You will enjoy this….

http://youtu.be/v3EBIMVJVXE

/gth

[Curt]

Even though I have a headache from watching it I think I'll start dye transfer printing. I have fifteen to twenty years left. I might be able to get a dozen good ones in that time.

[AtlantaTerry]

Here in Atlanta, I knew people who made dye transfer prints back in the '80s. The results were beautiful.

Are the needed supplies still available?

[gth]

I put this link in my Eliot Porter thread but it belongs here too…… it bit less "dense" than the previous video.

http://youtu.be/qiRy0hszVRk

If you can spend the time with both you will have an idea what it takes….. or you might be running screaming for the latest Epson Inkblower.

Which you might need anyway to make your digital separation negatives.

We live in good times where both classical, new and hybrid printing workflows are possible.

[Bill_1856]

A good Inkjet print will equal a Dye.

[gth]

A good Inkjet print will equal a Dye.

Yeah, 60 years later and a few billion $$ i development, whoo, whoo…….. let's not go THERE…. it's all good...

[Jim Noel]

A good Inkjet print will equal a Dye.

NOT EVEN CLOSE! Obviously you have never had the pleasure of viewing a dye transfer print.

[Alan Curtis]

Thanks for posting the video it brings back good memories. I had the good fortune to teach several large format workshops with Jim Bones in the 80's and 90's. He gave me a few lessons in Dye Transfer, a remarkable process. I had a elementary grasp of the subject just as Kodak quit producing the materials.

[rcmartins]

As Terry was asking, I too am interested, are the materials for producing dye transfers still available?
raul

[Renato Tonelli]

Even though I have a headache from watching it I think I'll start dye transfer printing. I have fifteen to twenty years left. I might be able to get a dozen good ones in that time.

Call me if you need a darkroom assistant (i'm serious).