Black and White Enlarging , line paint and carbon paint.

[Eddy Lin]

I know there is some advanced black and white film enlarging skill.
1. Solarization

But I also heard the line paint and carbon paint.
Does any one know how to do that?

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

No clue. Never heard of line paint and carbon paint... What is it??

 

[mshchem]

Graphic arts? Back in letterpress days there were line cuts.

 

[Rick A]

I think this may be a translation issue. Possibly referring to Carbon Transfer and Posterization?

 

[Eddy Lin]

I think this may be a translation issue. Possibly referring to Carbon Transfer and Posterization?

Thank you.
That's two is what I want.

 

[koraks]

Possibly referring to Carbon Transfer

Or carbro.

 

[Rick A]

Thank you.
That's two is what I want.

There are plenty of on line articles and YouTube videos about carbon transfer process, but posterization is an arcane process and mostly forgotten. I used to have a darkroom text that had detailed how-to on many of the old processes but I loaned it and was never returned.

 

[Andrew O'Neill]

Oh... Carbon Transfer! I have a few videos on YouTube on the subject...

 

[George Collier]

Line paint may refer to placing a sheet of paper in the easel, after focusing, etc like normal, under safe lighting.
Then use developer (straight, and maybe warm) with a brush to paint areas of the image, gradually bringing up values. Combined with turning the enlarger on and off at times.
Go into normal diluted tray of developer or straight to the stop bath.
Much trial and error may yield interesting results.
Can be fun, especially for learning students. The younger the better.