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Entering Arctype's Studio

How we make your Arctype ®

The transformation of your digital image into a tintype requires carefully tended equipment and a conjunction of software skills and refined handmade printmaking. 

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Converting digital to analog

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Once your digital images are uploaded, our team will convert them into analog positives through a customized process that includes retouching and high-precision printing on premium Japanese transparent film.

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Preparing the photographic emulsion

Fig. 2- Our environmental friendly adapted formulas are created directly at Arctype's Studio to ensure the delivery of a durable, sustainable and premium product.

The transformation into a tintype takes place at our traditional lab through a process that uses mixture of compounds consisting primarily of silver nitrate that we hand pour onto a thin sheet of black aluminium coated with a special emulsion (collodion) to create your tintype, just like in the XIX century.

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Exposure and developing

Fig.3 - We recreate the conditions and materials representative of the XIX century original process.

Once the thin sheet of black aluminium has been coated and bathed in silver nitrate we exposed them with the transparent film to light, while still wet, under the photo enlarger and develop them in the lab following the traditional steps. And here it’s where we see the magic of your final tintype in our hands.

 

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Archival of the plates

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Your tintype requires some drying and dusting after it has been developed. And to make sure that it doesn’t get damaged from oxidation we apply a varnish coat and follow the same drying method as the pioneers did. We want to make sure that your art stays intact for future generations.

 

 

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Framing

Once your tintype has been varnished with museum-grade and sustainable materials we protect it with environmentally friendly materials, including an acid-free mat board that provides your tintype with extra protection and friendly UV plexiglass so that the tintypes are not display in direct sunlight.

Our frames are crafted by artisans from Apadis, a Spanish charitable Association that cares for people with mental disabilities. 

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