[alt-photo] Re: Klein Blue (ping Katherine...)

[Tomas Sobota]

Keith,

Have you tried mixing Prussian Blue with Ultramarine or some other light
blue?

Tom Sobota
Madrid, Spain

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 4:20 PM, Keith Gerling <keith.gerling at gmail.com>wrote:

> Painter (and photographer) Yves Klein laid claim to a particularly vibrant
> blue that has come to be known as Klein Blue.
> http://www.moma.org/collection/browse_results.php?object_id=80103
>
> I haven't researched this heavily, but it seems to be based on Ultramarine.
> When I try to make gumprints with Ultramarine they look terrible.  Dingy
> and
> weak.  Do any pigment experts out there have any advice on how one might
> achieve a Klein Blue intensity in a Gum Bicrhromate print?
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