RE: tri-color gum at last
Beautiful work, Henk. I have not seen any reference to Plotterfoil and think this may be a material that we might know by another name. Does anyone know the closest english translation to this? Is this like overhead transparency material? Neal _________________________________ i'm EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/Home/?source=EML_WLHM_GreaterGood ---------------------------------------- > Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:11:17 +0200 > From: henk.thijs@hetnet.nl > Subject: Re: tri-color gum at last > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > > > On 24 sep 2008, at 17:44, Keith Gerling wrote: > >> Even more impressive then. That is a very neutral and dark black. >> I've resorted to using cyanotype for the very reason that I did not >> think I could get blacks like that with 3 primary color gum coats. I >> better get back to work on that! >> >> Can I pester you some more? What blues did you use? What kind of >> negs? > > > blues : a mix of ultramarin and something called Rembrandt blue > negs : i bought rolls of inkjet plotterfoil (30 mtrs / 61 cm for > about 50 USDollar); printed on an Epson1290 (with refilled Epson > cartridges with pigment ink.) > > About the negs: that is a different one, a long way, until i > discovered in the end the most simple solution: like inverting the > wheel riding on a byke; something like that :-) > > cheers, > Henk > > >> >> >> >> On Wed, Sep 24, 2008 at 9:16 AM, henk thijs >> wrote: >>> Hi Keith, >>> No , just the standard: >>> Yellow (a primary), magenta (magenta from the tube with a bit >>> Pirylene >>> maron) and a mix of blue 's ... >>> Cheers, >>> Henk >>> >>> On 24 sep 2008, at 15:24, Keith Gerling wrote: >>> >>>> wow - isn't it great when you can obtain such nice and subtle skin >>>> tones? Very nice. >>>> >>>> Gum over Cyanotype? >>>> >>>> 2008/9/24 henk thijs : >>>>> >>>>> ... after a lot of rubbish in the end a more or less succesful >>>>> image: >>>>> http://www.thijs-foto.com/TYS/aThij/EDELBROM1/PICT/cas1.jpg >>>>> >>>>> henk >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>> >>>>> www.thijs-foto.com >>>>> >>>>> ------------------------------------ >>>>> >>> >>> >
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