Seeking Grainy Paper Negative Developer

[monochromeFan]

Steve, your idea for making textured screens that are fogged with clear spots for "grain" patterns intrigues me. I am stumped on how to do this. Any ideas or pointers that I can try for this approach?

Its a William Mortensen trick.. one of many that he came up with to create unique looks, and an ability to make a photograph look like an etching or wood cut print.

Often times told he started the practice with a simple piece of mesh from a window screen.

[jnantz]

How big are your prints going to be ? If u aren’t adverse to the modern age you can make a screen with a laser printer. when you make it and print it (no matter how you do it ) it has to be almost invisible on your transparency and you're going to have to print it with high contrast sandwiched between your receiving print and your negative (as already mentioned). instead of contact printing if you have a reflective enlarger it's one less thing to print through and might come out better.
https://www.largeformatphotography.i...aper-negatives

[Tin Can]

defocus

[Tin Can]

Why not coat real Art Paper

Torn, never cut

https://www.jerrysartarama.com/bfk-r...hoCo2kQAvD_BwE

[xkaes]

Steve, your idea for making textured screens that are fogged with clear spots for "grain" patterns intrigues me. I am stumped on how to do this. Any ideas or pointers that I can try for this approach?

There are LOTS of textured screen for sale -- with all sorts of styles; grain, texture, leather, wood, whatever you want. Do an EBAY search for "negative texture screens". They are cheap, cheap, cheap. You can make them yourself -- if you need to.

[LFLarry]

The old ways are always so much more fun and interesting vs. doing this type of stuff on a computer...

Its a William Mortensen trick.. one of many that he came up with to create unique looks, and an ability to make a photograph look like an etching or wood cut print.

Often times told he started the practice with a simple piece of mesh from a window screen.

[LFLarry]

I am making 8x10 contact prints.

I don't have an inkjet printer or anything like that, but I have a friend who lives nearby that does. He makes digital negatives all the time and then comes to my darkroom to print.

These ideas are good and should open up several new options for me.

Thank you

How big are your prints going to be ? If u aren’t adverse to the modern age you can make a screen with a laser printer. when you make it and print it (no matter how you do it ) it has to be almost invisible on your transparency and you're going to have to print it with high contrast sandwiched between your receiving print and your negative (as already mentioned). instead of contact printing if you have a reflective enlarger it's one less thing to print through and might come out better.
https://www.largeformatphotography.i...aper-negatives

[LFLarry]

I assume you are referring to coating watercolor/art paper with a liquid emulsion? If not, let me know what you are thinking.

Why not coat real Art Paper


Torn, never cut

https://www.jerrysartarama.com/bfk-r...hoCo2kQAvD_BwE

[LFLarry]

Defocus what?

I am making 8x10 paper negs in the camera and then contact printing with a regular light above the workbench.

What are you referring to?

defocus

[LFLarry]

I will give the ebay search a try. Thanks for the idea.

There are LOTS of textured screen for sale -- with all sorts of styles; grain, texture, leather, wood, whatever you want. Do an EBAY search for "negative texture screens". They are cheap, cheap, cheap. You can make them yourself -- if you need to.