Considering how many beautiful prints have been made over the last hundred years plus, in places and times when Kodak, etc chemistry came from homes and apothecaries, I'll happily take my chances and I'll suspect others have, do and will continue to do so.
At least one of the several Colleges and University has a very good fume hood in its off campus access to a arts venue and as others have strong printmaking programs, as well as other arts venues, traditional materials still used and taught.
If you're having difficulty with KOH, in your formulary compounds, perhaps it would be beneficial for you to step back and reexamine your activities at the scales and sink, old habits we do not even think about, eventually can slip into our routines and this may be a, if not, 'The' difficulty you're having.
Of course, personal standards and quality expectations may also be at the heart of you're criticism of your work and, given the constant bombardment of today's media, such as advertising and illustrated literature, with its digitally created and smooth graphics, may have given you an altered sense of what is normal in analog equipment and materials, including negatives and prints.
You can also always try adding an anti-fog remedy to your KOH formulated chemistry and see if that'll help some.
Godspeed to all,
Eli
At least one of the several Colleges and University has a very good fume hood in its off campus access to a arts venue and as others have strong printmaking programs, as well as other arts venues, traditional materials still used and taught.
If you're having difficulty with KOH, in your formulary compounds, perhaps it would be beneficial for you to step back and reexamine your activities at the scales and sink, old habits we do not even think about, eventually can slip into our routines and this may be a, if not, 'The' difficulty you're having.
Of course, personal standards and quality expectations may also be at the heart of you're criticism of your work and, given the constant bombardment of today's media, such as advertising and illustrated literature, with its digitally created and smooth graphics, may have given you an altered sense of what is normal in analog equipment and materials, including negatives and prints.
You can also always try adding an anti-fog remedy to your KOH formulated chemistry and see if that'll help some.
Godspeed to all,
Eli