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

[Keith Gerling]

Paul,

There is little difference after you add the gum.  I use dry pigment for 95%
of my work.  I'm not sure what you mean by the price, though.  Some of the
"exotics" can be pricey, but when you consider how many tubes that would
correspond too, they really are pretty cheap.

On Thu, Jul 29, 2010 at 11:36 AM, Paul Viapiano <viapiano at pacbell.net>wrote:

> What about trying an intense dry pigment, as this work you've linked to
> also uses?
>
> I haven't ever worked with dry pigments, but every time I run across them
> in some out of the way store they are so intense sitting there in the
> jar...and then I inquire about price...and slink away.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Gerling" <
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> Sent: Thursday, July 29, 2010 7:20 AM
> Subject: [alt-photo] Klein Blue (ping Katherine...)
>
>
>  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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