[alt-photo] Re: Gum over cyanotype question

[Loris Medici]

Nice to know about your approach. Knowing how others prefer to work is
always good. (It's inspiring. Also, you may find yourself in a
situation where this extra knowledge could be very useful, a life
saver...)

Regards,
Loris.


28 Şubat 2012 15:26 tarihinde Peter Blackburn <blackburnap at hotmail.com> yazdı:
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> Hi Loris: Yes, you are quite right. Cyano-gum is sure intense. And normally that would appeal to me,but the intensity of most cyano-gum usually comes from one color — cyan. Sort of likea horn player in trio playing too loud and slightly off key (cyan tends to grate on me). I'd rather the cyan be balanced by the other two members of the group. I know cyan is appropriate for tricolor, but if a blue has to play a solo part, I'd much rather listen to, or look at an ultramarine or cobalt. That's just my quirky bias. Also, I prefer that gum do all the heavy lifting rather than having to "get by" or "get high with a little help from my friends (cyanotype)." Just a little, very little, humor fora Tuesday morning. PS: The apparent increase in sharpness is certainly one clever advantage to result from themixing of the breeds. :-) All the best to you, Loris—and all!