In photography, a chemical solution used to reveal the latent image that has been captured on the photographic film, as the first stage of film processing. The developer works by reducing the exposed silver halide crystals in an undeveloped roll of photographic film to silver ions. There are various kinds of film developers, which are chosen on the basis of the sharpness, graininess and tones they can render in the final image.
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A type of fine plaster or coating material used to cover walls and ceilings with decorative patterns, it is also…
Porous sedimentary rock formed from compressed silicate grains, found in many regions across the world and varying widely in colour.…
A unit of measure in the textile industry, it describes a coiled or wrapped length of yarn or loosely gathered…
A naturally occuring gum obtained from the hardened sap of the Acacia senegal and Vachellia seyal trees and traditionally used…
Mordant is a substance that allows natural textile dyes to bond or fasten to a fabric. It is usually made…
A Sanskrit term meaning "cloth."
A double salt of aluminium and potassium that is used as a mordant in textile-dyeing processes, particularly when dyeing natural…
Fibre derived from the hair of Angora goats, it is used to make mohair yarn and fabric. It is known…