Chapter 6Making and Mixing the Sensitiser
Figure 6.1 Il Salvatore, Noto Antica, Sicily. 10″ x 8″ chrysotype print. © Mike Ware, 1987.
Figure 6.2 Starpool, South Ronaldsay, Orkney. 8″ x 10″ chrysotype print. © Mike Ware, 1984.
Early attempts at printing in gold were often characterised by uncontrollable colours and excessive contrast and fogging of the image. Making a chrysotype print involved sensitising paper with an iron solution, exposing it to UV light in contact with an etching and then placing the exposed paper into a tray of gold chloride ...
