Re: Demachy and red chalk
It occurred naturally.
Mark Nelson
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On May 23, 2009, at 12:36 AM, Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name>
wrote:
But won't you get something more like pink (instead of red) if you mix
chalk and red iron oxide?
Regards,
Loris.
23 Mayıs 2009, Cumartesi, 4:14 am tarihinde, ender100 yazmış:
Chris,
I think you are right. If I remember, the Red Chalk or Sanguine
was a
special chalk that had a lot of iron oxide in it.
Were the Demachy prints in this color gums or photogravures?
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Best Wishes,
Mark Nelson
Precision Digital Negatives
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On May 22, 2009, at 8:10:22 PM, "Christina Z. Anderson"
<zphoto@montana.net> wrote:
Henry,
Try Venetian red, Indian red, or red ochre. It was a red iron oxide
pigment if I remember correctly. One recipe calls for 3 g. Venetian
red
powder to 1/2 oz. gum. Another calls for a pigment called "light red"
which I know was available about 10 yr ago anyway. But Venetian
Red is a
nice brick-y color that you'd be happy with. My notes say this: "For
instance, a Venetian red or red ochre color was used to
approximate the
rust colored conte crayon portraits."
Chris
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