I didn't have any frosted mylar on hand but I decided to try creating a contrast reduction mask with some sort of diffusion layer between the b&w film and the colour film. I had some tracing paper and expected the paper grain to show up in the mask but I rolled with it, really just wanting to see if I could soften the mask slightly to make registration easier. I haven't nailed the registration yet but I'm getting closer. I put a pin registration device as one of my expenses for a grant I just applied for; hopefully I'll get the grant and they'll approve the pin registration device (along with $1300 in supplies and $5000 in framing).
I then put the tracing paper between the positive mask and the negative original for the enlargement.
Here's a zoom of the print
It's a neat effect in the open blue sky but it's quite distracting in the shadow regions. I wonder if there's a way to make the texture more noticeable in the mid to high tones and more muted in the shadow regions. I wouldn't use it for my own work but a few friends of mine have raised interest in paying me to print their colour work for them and I think some of them would like the effect.
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