The retouch of silver negatives

La retouche des films argentiques au crayon

La retouche des films argentiquesThe retouch of films is not compulsory. It intervenes for particular works or when we want to obtain certain effects on the images.

  • Film silhouetting : allows to mask the part of the image being around the one that we wish to keep, by making inactinique this part of the negative. By means of a brush, pass of the opaque gouache. This type of silhouetting is to be made when we cannot use the inactinique adhesive tape, because of the curve of outlines to be masked.
  • La retouche des films argentiques au crayonImage editing : its purpose is to retain U.V. in the clear parts of film to avoid blocking in the blacks of the image, and keeping details. For that purpose, it is necessary to use a preparation of aqueous Eosine for the brush either some powder of blood orange with a paper stump. We sometimes use a rather fat lead pencil for the fine details. This one is practised side emulsion.