The bromoil process involves bleaching out the silver image from a conventional monochrome print and replacing it with an image formed from oily pigment. This book describes the technique in detail, assuming no previous knowledge on the reader's part. It also introduces some other pigment-based processes, including bromoil transfer.

The bromoil process, first devised in 1907 and now enjoying a revival, involves bleaching out the silver image from a conventional monochrome print and replacing it with an image formed from oily pigment. The process gives the photographer impressively "painterly" and atmospheric effects. The end product is a unique, unrepeatable work of art, which is even more durable than a silver print. This book describes the technique in step-by-step detail, assuming no previous knowledge on the reader's part. The process is not difficult, and no elaborate tools or materials are required. The book also introduces some other pigment-based processes, including bromoil transfer.