varnishing a plate

06Dec10

As mentioned in a previous post varnishing a plate and narrating at the same time didn’t quite work for me so I’ve cut together a wee video with text to explain the steps involved with varnishing a plate. I hope it makes sense! The varnish is made by grinding down gum sandarac, a resin from [...]

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Tags: gum sandarac, tintype, varnishing, wet plate collodion