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

[Keith Gerling]

Keith,

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

Yes, I have, but the vibrant intensity just is not there.


On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 10:10 AM, Tomas Sobota <tom at sobota.net> wrote:

> 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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