This page contains thumbnail images of some of my Van Dyke prints.
This is currently my favourite process.
I use Fabriano Artistico paper for Van Dykes. Normally I apply
two coats of sensitizer with a 4" wide Japanese brush.
The first coat is allowed to dry naturally, usually overnight.
The second coat is left to dry for a couple of hours and finished
off with a hair dryer. I apply the sensitizer under subdued lighting (a 15
watt lamp) and the paper is dried in complete darkness. An infra-red light
source is needed for the exposure, either the Sun or an infra-red sun lamp.
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