[alt-photo] Re: Egg-tempera as primer for impermeable surfaces

[Keith Gerling]

Hi Loris,

I have not tried egg tempera.  The gelatin mix I use has served me well.
Mix is up as if you were going to size paper, but include the marble dust
and apply two coats.

Good luck!

On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 3:18 AM, Loris Medici <mail at loris.medici.name>wrote:

> In any case, you've just led me to re-consider egg-tempera for quite a
> different purpose:
>
> I have 20-30 sheets of thin (0.2mm / ca. 8mils) aluminum sheets that I want
> to put tricolor gum images on top of them. (They're were waiting my
> attention for more than 3-4 years...) Maybe I can put a couple of
> dichromate
> hardened egg-tempera layers colored (white) with titanium dioxide + marble
> dust mixture as a primer! (Matte and absorbent surface - of egg-tempera
> paintings - hints me high chances of success...) Wow! It would be great if
> that works; the other methods I've tried didn't gave me the results I want
> (not necessarily because they're bad methods - could be due to my own
> incompetence!), or were too cumbersome / messy for my liking.
>
> Keith (if you're reading), I have to ask you (as the master of printing on
> unconventional surfaces): Have you tried this before? Your criticism can
> save me time / frustation... (TIA!)
>
> Thanks for bringing this up Rafael,
> Loris.
>
>
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> Anyway, IMHO, you're being a little more fastidious than what's really
> needed - just print and have fun! :)
>
> I have to agree! LOL
>
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