Re: Gum Calibration 2 (How to read color samples?)
Hmmm, I see. Which pigments (or paints, if you can't be that precise) do you use? Best regards, Loris. 24 Ekim 2008, Cuma, 10:17 pm tarihinde, davidhatton@totalise.co.uk yazmış: > > > Hi Loris, > Maybe but, > All my pigments are diluted 15ml to 150ml paint to gum. Any less and they > get very wishy washy (insipid). > David > > On Oct 24 2008, Loris Medici wrote: > > David, could it be that the pigment concentration is too much? I think > the > problem lays right there. In an article by Sam Wang it was written that > he > mixes his color to a saturation and luminosity close to the test patches > found in color newspaper (usually printed somewhere in the bottom or in > the middle of two pages). And I remember Katharine writing something > about > this too... > > Regards, > Loris. > > P.S. Going to mix a new batch of gum (from powder) that will be used to > make stock solutions... > > I will start with: > > 1+3 PY151 (15ml paint giving total 60ml stock) > 1+5 PV19 Rose (15ml paint -> 90ml stock) > 1+7 PB15:3 (15ml paint -> 120ml stock) > > and dilute more as necessary. > > > 24 Ekim 2008, Cuma, 9:06 pm tarihinde, davidhatton@totalise.co.uk > yazmýþ: > > > > > > Hi Loris, > > Your idea sounds good, however it doesn't fit with the instructions > > which come with the product and I haven't tried it. Give it a whirl > > and let us know how it goes. The problem I have with both these pieces > of > > software is that, yes you get a good curve for each individual colour > and > > yes you will get a fully tonal print from each colour, but when you lay > > one coat upon another all bets are off. The resulting images (IMO) are > > far too dark/dense. > > Good Luck though > > David H
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