To make purple or black prints on note paper, we use the same size paper as we have just described, and salt it as described in the chapter on plain salted paper, and with our silver solution we sensitize simply that part of the paper on which we wish to print, and print on this with vignette paper as described above. The prints can then be washed and toned and fixed in the same way as prints on regular salted paper, and, after being washed and dried, pressed to shape. When this is neatly done, the result will be very gratifying and beautiful.
We give an illustration of a sheet of note paper prepared in the manner described, which is not as fine or delicate as the amateur can make for himself.
We know a young photographer who uses his camera in this way to decorate and illustrate his compositions at school.
Another one who photographs his little sister's head on the corner of her invitation cards for an occasional party.
With these hints an ingenious amateur will think of a multi tude of ways in which he can make his camera a delight.
One other idea, before we close this chapter. In engravings and etchings we have " proofs before letters," " artists' proofs," and " remarque proofs." We wish to show how the young pho tographer can make of his prints one of these, " remarque proofs." We will turn back to chapter X, and take one of our prints, with broad margin on plain paper, before it has been washed or toned. These broad margins have not yet been exposed to the
light, and can still be printed on, and under the lower right-hand corner of the picture we propose to print the head of the artist photographer, which we may probably find among the negatives in his collection. For this purpose we require one of our largest printing-frames, ten by twelve, or eleven by fourteen inches. We use one of the smallest vignette papers, and place it under the negative on the glass in the frame as previously described in this chapter. We then have to cover with black paper all the glass in the frame, excepting the space for the vignetting, to prevent the light from reaching any other portions of our paper. When this is done we lay on the picture so that the head to be copied will come in the right place, and right side up, and expose to sunlight as before. After the printing is done, the prints will be ready to wash, tone and fix.
In our photo-gravure of a " remarque proof " it was not found convenient to vignette the small head. This picture, " On Nippersink Creek," and the example of note paper, were made from negatives which were entirely the work of a young lad, with a cheap camera, after a few months' experience. They are not intended as illustrations of fine photography, but simply to make more intelligible what we have tried to explain.