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PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULSIONS

LIQUID LIGHT

LIQUID LIGHT VC

AG-PLUS


ROOM-LIGHT PROCESSES

PYROFOTO

SELECTACOLOR


REAL TINTYPES

TINTYPE PARLOR

BULK TINTYPES


COLOR TONERS

POLYTONER

PRINTINT

HALO-CHROME


CLASSIC PROCESSES

FA-1 SENSITIZER

BLUEPRINT KIT


PHOTO-SILKSCREENS

PRINTSCREEN


DIGITAL IMAGING

TRANSFER PAPERS

TRANSPARENCY FILM

WEATHERPROOF PAPER

INKJET CANVAS


PROCESSING AIDS

DEVELOPER

FIXER

BLEACH

SAFELIGHT

SPRAYER

PHOTO PAINTS

FLASHLIGHT

HALOGEN BULB


COMBINATION KITS

LIQUID EMULSION

METALLIC SILVER

ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY

INKJET ARTIST




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PHOTOGRAPHIC EMULSIONS

LIQUID LIGHT EMULSION

Use Liquid Light® photographic emulsion for prints on wood, glass,ceramics,plastics,china,fabrics,metal,stone, paper,artist's canvas,walls-- even an egg!

Printing with Liquid Light is the same as with black-and-white enlargement paper. Under amber or red safelight, brush the emulsion onto a surface. Expose with an enlarger or slide projector. Process with standard paper developer and fixer.

Prints are archivally-permanent with a full range of tones and transparent highlights that reveal the color and texture of the material underneath. Contrast is medium-high (approximately #3).

Coverage is approximately 1.5 square feet per ounce. No fumes, odors or VOC's-- Liquid Light is completely darkroom-safe (see features). Have questions about setting up a darkroom? See FAQ page.

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VARIABLE-CONTRAST

With polycontrast filters, Liquid Light VC® contrast ranges from 1 (low) to 3.5 (medium high). It has all the features of regular Liquid Light-- easy application, coverage of 1.5 square feet or more per ounce and is darkroom safe and fume-free. Liquid Light VC is processed the same as Liquid Light and Ag-Plus but requires a red safelight only.

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EXTRA-SENSITIVITY

Ag-Plus® photographic emulsion has extra silver-halide content, making it especially fit for use in-camera,as for tintypes or ambrotypes,or for making oversize prints at a considerable distance from the enlarger. Processing and final appearance of prints made with Ag-Plus are the same as Liquid Light. Click for more features.

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ROOM-LIGHT PROCESSES


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PYROFOTO© FOR CERAMICS

Use Pyrofoto to print and fire photographs,drawings and computer scans onto ceramics and glass. No darkroom or special equipment is needed-- only a bright halogen bulb or direct sunlight for exposure.

Mix Pyrofoto sensitizer with any liquid glaze (bought separately) then expose through an inkjet or laser transparency and develop with cool water. The image that results is then kiln-fired. Pyrofoto does not contain harmful elements that can affect glaze safety.

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SELECTACOLOR© FOR PRINTS

Description:

SelectaColor© produces brilliant color prints on wood, metal, plastics, paper and most other materials. No darkroom or special equipment is needed-- only sunlight or a halogen bulb for exposure.

Images consist of solid pigments not fugitive dyes, so prints are permanent.Colors can be blended together for intermediate hues, and applied in sequence for multicolor prints.

The process consists of just three steps performed under diffuse room light: brush on sensitizer, expose through a transparency and develop with water to reveal the brilliant positive image.

Uses of SelectaColor:

  • Color prints on glass, metal, wood, paper and other materials.

  • Labels, nameplates and placques on metal and wood.

  • Quick-color proofs for standard printing processes.



    • Four-Color Kit includes 4 oz.(120 cc's)
    each of black, red, yellow and blue...$40.00.

    Single Colors:

    Half-Pint(240 cc's),$20.00

    Quart(960 cc's),$60.00

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    TINTYPES

    TINTYPE PARLOR

    Be your own grandma! Our Tintype Parlor is an authentic re-creation of the tintype process, a type of "instant" photography that was popular in your great-grandparent's day. These are authentic dry-plate tintypes, also known as ferrotypes,like those found in antique shops-- not modern imitations. Plates are thin enough to cut with scissors to fit inside any camera. The kit contains everything you need to make tintypes (called ambrotypes if coated on glass.) Tintype materials can also be ordered in bulk quantites for use in old-time photo parlors.

    "Tintype Parlor" contains 5 metal plates size 4x5 inches
    plus emulsion,tintype developer and fixer...$30.00

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    BULK TINTYPES

    Bulk Kit contains 35 size 4x5 or 10 size 8x10 plates
    plus 8 oz. of emulsion,one gallon of tintype developer and fixer.


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    Tintype Plates contains 10 plates ready for coating.


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    Emulsion for Tintypes (AG-Plus)

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    Tintype Developer
    Reversal developer, gallon...$25.00

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    Tintype Fixer
    Kodak Fixer, gallon...$7.50

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    Oval mat (6x6") for 4x5" tintypes. Black with gold trim,10 pack...$15.00

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    PHOTOGRAPHIC TONERS

    POLYTONER©

    Polytoner tones B&W prints any color,using color-coupling chemistry: It tones the black image without affecting the highlights. (Effect: A black tree against a white sky,toned with green Polytoner: The sky stays white, the tree becomes green.) Use it with black & white photographic papers and Liquid Light prints. Contains red, yellow and blue couplers that can be blended for secondary colors.

    Tones 40 size 8x10 prints...$35.00

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    PRINTINT©

    Make pastel papers with Printint, that tints black&white prints any color you choose. (Effect: A black tree against a white sky,tinted in yellow Printint solution: The sky becomes yellow,the tree stays black.) Also use Printint for spot-retouching and hand-coloring of black & white prints,or with Halo-Chrome for silver-on-color prints. Contains primary color concentrates that can be blended.

    Tints 40 8X10 inch prints...$30.00

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    HALO-CHROME ©

    Halo-Chrome transforms black-and-white prints into pure metallic silver. (Effect: A black tree framed against a white sky, toned with Halo-Chrome: The tree becomes solid silver while the sky remains white.) Used along with Printint, it gives silver-on-color.

    Halo-Chrome can also be used to produce a black image against a silver background.(Effect:A black tree against a white sky is toned with Halo-Chrome: The sky becomes solid silver while the tree remains black.) On glossy papers, Halo-Chrome gives a mirror-finish and on matte papers a brushed-silver finish. The half-pint size tones 40 8x10 inch prints.

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    CLASSIC SENSITIZERS

    FA-1 SENSITIZER

    An all-in-one alternative sensitizer, FA-1 gives warm black images on paper and cloth. On paper, it can be used for a variety of classical processes including van Dykes (also called brownprints) and kallitypes (that resemble platinum prints.) On t-shirts, it gives a permanent image that does not stiffen the cloth. FA-1 is handled under room light, and requires a negative transparency. No darkroom or special equipment is needed-- only a halogen bulb for exposure.

    Makes one quart...$35.00

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    BLUEPRINTS

    All you need is sunlight.

    As the name implies,Blueprints are a rich cyan blue, so are also named Cyanotypes. A transparency or drawing on clear plastic is laid over paper or cloth coated with blueprint solution,sunlight(or a halogen bulb)exposes it, and running water is all that's needed to make it permanent...$30.00

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    PHOTO-SILKSCREENS

    PRINTSCREEN©

    Rockland PrintScreen emulsion is the best way to make photo silkscreens without special equipment. No darkroom or special equipment is needed-- only a halogen bulb for exposure. Just squeegee some emulsion onto a stretched silk or synthetic screen, expose through a line transparency and wash out the screen by running water to make a durable photographic stencil that resists both water and solvent-based inks.

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    DIGITAL IMAGING

    INKJET TRANSFER PAPERS

    There are two types of transfer papers, dry for absorbent materials and wet for non-absorbent materials.Since most inkjet inks are transparent, these papers work best on light-colored materials.


    Dry for absorbent surfaces:

    The image is printed on an inkjet printer then transferred by pressing the paper onto fabric or other surfaces with a household iron. The paper then is peeled away and discarded. The fabric is slightly stiffened but can be comfortably worn, and washed by hand.

    Clear, pack of 10 size 8.5x11...$17.00

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    Wet for non-absorbent surfaces:

    The image is printed on an inkjet printer and the paper is sprayed or painted with lacquer or other clear coating (you supply). It is transferred by soaking the paper in water and floating the image onto glass, metal, plastic, etc.

    Clear, pack of 10 size 8.5x11...$19.00

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    TRANSPARENCY FILM

    Room-light processes require a full-size transparency. The simplest method is to make one with an injket printer or laser copier. Start with any kind of original-- a black & white print, color print, color slide,book illustration, etc. Scan or photo-copy it,and print with black ink onto transparency film using the "best" setting. In use, the film is held in contact with the sensitized surface while exposing with a bright light such as a high power halogen bulb.(Alternate methods: You can take the artwork to any office supply store like Kinko's and order a black & white transparency. Or you can make a transparency photographically by traditional darkroom methods.)

    Set of 10 sheets transparency film, size 8 1/2x11 inches:

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    WEATHERPROOF PAPER

    Bright white plastic-impregnated paper for use in all conditions-- indoors, outdoors, marine and in the field. Widely used for map-making, it is printable with both inkjet and laser printers.(Its limited absorbency also makes it an excellent base for printing with SelectaColor.) Contains 10 sheets size 8 1/2 by 11 inches...$12.00

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    INKJET CANVAS

    This high quality artist's canvas is specially primed for printing with most inkjet printers. Gives a high resolution image with both pigment and dye inks. Contains 10 sheets, size 8 1/2 by 11 inches...$22.00

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    PROCESSING AIDS

    DARKROOM SUPPLIES

    We maintain a carefully chosen selection
    of processing materials for use with Rockland products:

  • Kodak Dektol Developer: A favorite developer for Rockland emulsions, having good contrast and density.


    Gallon...$8.50

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  • Kodak Fixer: Hypo-based hardening fixer for general use with Rockland
    emulsions, that will not fade prints.

    Gallon...$7.50

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  • Bleach: Copper-based bleach that can be used either
    as a bleach or (with fixer added) a reducer.

    Gallon...$10.00

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  • Darkroom Safelight: Specially formulated OC dome filter is safe for Liquid Light and Ag-Plus and most enlarging and contact papers. Not for use with Liquid Light VC, which requires a red light. Designed for table top use or wall hanging, the unique design emits safe light in 5 directions. 5 x 7" unit equipped with 15 watt bulb, on/off line switch.(Temporarily unavailable.)



  • Refillable Sprayer: When print dimensions are too large for trays, developer and fixer can be sprayed on. This is a chemically-resistant 16 oz. spray bottle with trigger spray head...$5.00
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  • Marshall's Photo Paints: Transparent oil colors for hand-coloring black-and-white emulsion prints, these transparent paints are an industry standard.
    Includes 5 color tubes, prep, swabs, skewers. (Temporarily unavailable.)

  • This 'Gator! is here to help you find your way around the darkroom, with dual beams of LED light. Lithium batteries last for 100 hours before replacement. Convenience is increased by the clip-on feature that makes him easy to attach to a camera bag, sunvisor or belt...$21.00

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    ROOM-LIGHT PROCESSES

  • Halogen Bulb: This powerful floodlight emits 250-watts of short-wavelength light that will expose SelectaColor prints in about 5 minutes. Also use it for other room-light processes like FA-1 Sensitizer and Blueprints. Also useful when tintypes are made indoors, where a bright light of the correct color wavelength on the subject speeds camera exposures. The base fits standard screw-in household sockets...$25.00
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    COMBINATION KITS

    These offer all-in-one convenience at substantial savings:

    LIQUID EMULSION:

    All you need to process emulsion prints, plus toners for color.

    Includes Liquid Light emulsion, Dektol Developer, Kodak Fixer, Polytoner, PrinTint and applicator brush...$99.00

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    METALLIC-SILVER:
    Processing chemicals for metallic-silver prints on fiber and RC papers..

    Includes Halo-Chrome toner,Dektol Developer,
    Kodak Fixer and PrinTint...$68.00

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    ALTERNATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY:
    Most of the classic photographic processes can be duplicated with this kit.

    Includes FA-1 Sensitizer, Blueprint
    and Tintype Parlor...$85.00

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    INKJET ARTIST
    You can combine inkjet printing with oil painting to make long-lasting artworks on canvas.

    Inkjet Artist contains contains acid-free inkjet canvas and Marshall's oil colors. All you supply is the creativity...$45.00

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