Hey Frameworkers I wanted to let you all know that despite the crazy pandemic
times we are all living in ICS is going strong and would like you to know that
you only have till December 1st to apply for the next round of LightPress
grants given out on Jan 1st 2021
About ICS LightPress Grants
B&W film will bleach with Farmer's Reducer or reversal process bleach. The
image is a silver image, so what you're doing is reacting with the silver to
form a soluble salt that you can clear out.
However, the B&W emulsion is also designed for low temperature processing
so another route is to put
Black and white bleach is typically followed with a clearing solution to remove the stain.The most traditional formula is here:R-9 Bleach Water: 1 litre Potassium Dichromate: 9.5 g Sulfuric Acid (concentrated): 12 ml (Always add acid to water--never water to acid.) CB-1 Clearing Bath: Water: 1 litr
Hello Nicole,
You just need some bleach to do it. Put the film in a bucket full of bleach
and you will see the results in a few seconds.
For example, Jennifer West used to do it for her films:
http://www.jweststudio.com/
Steven Woloshen has also done it often: https://scratchatopia.wordpress.com/
