tim rudman
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Tim, yes there are some additions that I'd like to see included. The book is complete as it is, and it is a book that I refer to very often. However, very often, there are points which are covered but that I feel could be detailed/expanded further. I have bleaching (various types of bleaches) and bleach/redev technics in mind. If I remember well (I am not at home), the printing course had more information about bleaching than the toning book has.
I would be interested in a basic chemic-o-pedia (I am making up my word here), meaning basic information about common chemicals used in recipes to understand better their role, use, function/purpose so that in turn, I am better able to understand recipes themselves. So many times I wonder why do we add this or that, and what is more of that going to do?
In today's day, being green is more of a concern, above all for the many of us who are living in urban environment with no easy way of discarting of chemicals. I'd be interested in being able to know better about disposal, ways of neutralizing chemicals etc ... It is a grey area, and I admit to having no clue about what is an acceptable threshold when it gets to disposing of chemicals. I think that there is a lot of misconceptions and taboos.
In the book, everything is organized either from the type of toner being explained, or from the tone/tonal output desired. Not from the type of paper. The choice of paper is more reduced nowadays, and also more expensive. I personally want to carry no more than two types of paper. I'd be interested in a section where I'd find the information diced based on the type of paper. For eg if I want to kick the blue out of my MGIV, what is the best way.
If the book was substantially improved, I'd buy it again.
I wish you best of luck in your endeavours,
Best
Delphine
Thank you Delphine.
Bleaches are indeed covered more in the M.P. Printing Course book. With a series of books on printing I didn't want one to cover too much of what was in another book (unless greatly expanded of different, as with Lith and Toning books), as it might look like recycled information in another cover. However, bleach and redevelopment was one of the fringe subjects I intended to include but it was one of the casualties in the end when the book was thought by the publisher to be getting too big. It is a bit peripheral to toning really but hasn't been covered much in other publications AFAIK (apart from my Lith book).
Your point about disposal is a good one, as is your 'chemic-o-pedia'. I had in fact hoped to include these too.
Including data on individual papers is a problem as they change so often (sometimes by the time the book hits the shelves!). The Lith books are good examples of this, which is why I publish a pdf update via my website. The toners are discussed in terms or a) neutral papers, b) warmtone papers, and c) lith prints however, with step wedges for a & b for comparison.
thanks again
Tim