[Alt-photo] Re: Four color gum

[Diana Bloomfield]

Oh, thanks so much, Marek.  I really look forward to see the other layers, but I can see with this one layer how you might end up with that same sort of quality-- and it's not graininess I see-- but more of an overall textural quality that I find really appealing, though not sure how to describe it.   I have a charcoal "painting" that was given to me some years ago, and it has that same texture, but also that sort of subtractive element to it, too.   So I can see where you're getting that already-- but that's more from the water-brushing/spraying technique, rather than the pigment itself?  And I assume you're going to be using the one negative as well?  I've ordered some lamp black powered pigment, because I'm not going to deviate from Chia's "recipe."  ;)  But I  can't wait to see our other pigment layers.  Really interesting; thanks.

Diana


On May 26, 2013, at 11:16 AM, Marek Matusz wrote:

> Diana,
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> I am not using powdered pigments. Just DS watercolors. That's what I have at hand. Anyways the prints are too large to scan so I took pictures. So here is the first graphite layer. Graphite is my standard black for any alt printing
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> https://plus.google.com/photos/105732508998271877151/albums/5882305049320410433
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> you might have to copy and paste the link. I am debating my pigment choices/strength for the color layers. 
> 
> Marek
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