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Le Petit

Converts your digital images into traditional tintypes. Arctype ® transforms unique digital moments into art pieces that last generations.

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Le Petit – 21×23 cm

CHF1,200.00

Our product Le Petit is the right size for a small still-life, a single or a couples portrait.

Dimensions :

  • Plate size: 4×5” / 10×12 cm
  • Frame size: 8,2 x 9 ” / 21×23 cm

Tintype
Change the product size

Le Petit – 21×23 cm

CHF1,200.00

The promotion lasts for :

Our product Le Petit is the right size for a small still-life, a single or a couples portrait.

Dimensions :

  • Plate size: 4×5” / 10×12 cm
  • Frame size: 8,2 x 9 ” / 21×23 cm

Craft a Timeless Memory

Converts your digital images into traditional tintypes. Arctype ® transforms unique digital moments into art pieces that last generations.

Upload your digital files

How to create yours?

1. Upload Your Digital Files: Submit up to 5 digital files from your computer, smartphone, or a scanned print*. Ensure each image has a minimum resolution of 1680 pixels, or 5” on the longer side. We’ll assess the quality of your images and suggest suitable print sizes.

If your image doesn’t meet the requirements, you can upscale it using this free tool. Increase the width to at least 1680px.

2. Complete Your Payment: Once your payment is processed, we’ll proceed to the next steps. 

3. Image Selection: Our team will review and reach out to you with the chosen image for further procedures. 

4. Begin Your Heritage Journey: Embrace the beginning of a memorable experience. 

5. Delivery: Your tintype will be crafted and ready for shipment within 2 weeks.

*It is forbidden to upload content for which the User does not have any intellectual property or usage rights, or content of illegal or immoral nature or affecting Arctype’s values, including pornography.

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Converting digital to analog

Our method

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Fig.1- We combine a customized retouching process with museum-grade printing on premium Japanese transparent film to create your analog negatives
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

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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

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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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Fig.4- To ensure long-term protection of your art piece we apply a varnish coat by hand in XIX- century fashion
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

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Fig. 5- Our frames are crafted by artisans from Apadis, a Spanish charitable Association that cares for people with mental disabilities.

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 displayed in direct sunlight.

Sustainable delivered

Each component of our sustainable packaging is designed to protect your tintype and minimize our footprint on the environment.
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Innovation brings back XIX century art. 
Crafted with care in Switzerland. 
Lasting pieces of art.

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