Article · Lo-fi Photography – the low down
Instant Film Emulsion Lift
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2011
About this lesson
A photo-documented emulsion-lift walkthrough with more than a dozen step photos, covering film-freshness requirements, timing in hot water, and how to coax and flatten the emulsion onto watercolor paper without tearing it.
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