Photo Ceramic Processes

[Hexavalent]

I too was thinking along these lines. Whitey, your explanation of ceramics is most helpful!

If we know how and what is necessary (color forming substance, temperature and atmosphere), it seems that the carbon process provides the most desirable avenue for high quality ceramic prints. The gelatin will just burn off. It won't melt unless it is saturated with water.

Caveat: Gelatin can be hardened by a variety of metallic salts, so not all are suitable for "glop". IIRC, a special "low ash" gelatin is used otherwise the fired finished can be prone to pitting and flaking.

 

[holmburgers]

Thanks Ian, these seem like very important caveats.

Do any of Luis Nadeau's published books cover photoceramics? Perhaps the encyclopedia?

 

[Hexavalent]

Thanks Ian, these seem like very important caveats.

Do any of Luis Nadeau's published books cover photoceramics? Perhaps the encyclopedia?

Luis' Encylopedia does mention many combinations and permutations of "photoceramics". Many familiar names appear: Poitevin, Joubert, Garnier and Salmon, Camarsac, Obernetter, and more. One would have to hunt down the patents, or journals of the era to procure the exact formulae and procedures.

Start building a kiln Chris!

 

[holmburgers]

Start building a kiln Chris!

That's what I'm afraid of! :joyful:

I wonder how the Fuji Photoceram process works, particularly the image forming part?

Anyone planning a trip to Japan?

 

[bsdunek]

I have put images on glass using 'Photo Fusing Paper' see: http://www.glass-fusing-made-easy.com/fusing-photo-paper.html
This comes out sepia and is very interesting. I've made tiles, plates etc. using this process. It's not ceramic, but is very neat.

 

[Rick A]

Rockland Coloid Products makes something you may possibly be looking for.
http://rockaloid.com/pyrofotocolor.html

 

[Mark Fisher]

OK, one more naive thought.....could cyanotype used here? From what I understand, various iron oxides are important colorants in glazes. I believe the blue color is ferric ferocyanide. That must reduce to something interesting...

 

[CMB]

PhotoCeramic Presentation at the Santa Cruz Museum of Art&History

Michael Sandquist, co-founder of Paradise Pictures(http://paradisepictures.com), the world's leading producer of highfired color ceramics, will be the guest speaker at the February 23rdmeeting of the Historic Photo Processes Forum at the Santa CruzMuseum of Art&History. Sandquist, a former teacher of 19thcentury photographic processes, will discuss techniques for producing photo ceramics of the highest quality and permanence. For more info:

http://www.santacruzmah.org/event/historic-photo-processes-forum-5/

 

[holmburgers]

Thanks for this notice Charles.

It's great to know that there is someone out there who is an expert in the technique and I'm interested to know more about Michael; I wish I could be there. Does he print 3-color photos on ceramic??

When you consider photographs that have the potential for lasting centuries, if not millenia, photo-ceramics rank highest on the list. The permanence of vitrified pigments and the durability of ceramics make this a very intriguing process.

 

[Rahulsharmajammu]

I have had some success with salt printing images on bisque ware. The exposures are roughly two stops longer, but it can be done.