[alt-photo] Re: Tri-Color Starter Colors: Gum and Caesin

[Katharine Thayer]

Actually, I think Keith Gerling was the one who mentioned using  
Quinacridone Gold for yellow; I've always been a PY110 fan myself.   
Not that I don't think it's a lovely idea, but just to give credit  
where it's due.  But I do love PR 175, Deep Scarlet, and Prussian,  
which has always been a favorite for me for monochrome,  but over the  
last couple of years has also become my favorite blue for tricolor.   
It's very transparent and also mixes nicely with other colors to make  
natural-looking greens and purples.




On Jun 20, 2010, at 6:14 PM, Diana Bloomfield wrote:

> Hi Trevor,
>
> I'm sure that others who have been doing gum a lot longer than I  
> have will jump in here, but I do use Daniel Smith. I love their  
> Quinacridone Gold which works so well for the yellow, in my  
> opinion.  I think Katharine first mentioned that here.  And I think  
> you can't go wrong with their Deep Scarlet, which Katharine had  
> also mentioned-- works really well for me-- and I love their  
> Prussian Blue especially.  Those are pigments that I think would  
> get you off to a good start with gum-- but, as I said, others will  
> probably have different suggestions that work equally well for  
> them.  I used to use W&N from Jerry's, but the Daniel Smith  
> pigments do seem superior to me.  I don't have a clue about caesin  
> or what works best for that process.
>
> By the way, did you pick up some PVA while you were at Jerry's?
>
> Diana
>
> On Jun 20, 2010, at 4:41 PM, Trevor Cunningham wrote:
>
>
>> I just walked into the local art supply place here in Raleigh  
>> (Jerry's) with what I thought was a good list and walked out even  
>> more confused. I'm looking for a good starter combo of colors for  
>> beginning with tri-color gum and caesin prints. I'd like to  
>> explore both tube paints (I think Windsor Newton is all I can buy  
>> in Riyadh, but Jerry's doesn't have Daniel Smith which is what  
>> everybody talks about here...perhaps I could order these in bulk  
>> online) and pure pigments. I was hoping people could suggest what  
>> they feel would be the most neutral starting point with respect to  
>> colors for these processes.
>> _______________________________________________
>> Alt-photo-process-list | http://altphotolist.org/listinfo
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Alt-photo-process-list | http://altphotolist.org/listinfo
>
>