<< 1. Can anyone recommend a decent brown pigment(including brand).
I have had very poor luck with burnt sienna, and van Dyke in Rowney
and Grumbacher.
2. Can anyone comment on the effectiveness of gelatin sizing by sponging
one side as opposed to dunking, and the effectiveness of hardning by
including the formalin in the gelatin instead of a separate bath. >>
Sorry about that last message. I hit Caps Lock and Spacebar and it sent the
message unfinished.
To begin again. I use Windsor Newton water colors. I've have had very good
luck with Burnt Umber but one of my favorite browns is a combination of
Indian Red and Ivory Black as you can change the proportions to get a wide
variety of rich brown tones. And if you do multiple coats as I do you can
vary the proportions from coat to coat.
As far as brush on sizing. I recently tested brushing as oposed to dunking
for multiple coats. The brushing didn't work nearly as well. Although I will
brush on a coat of gelatine after 4 or 5 coats of gum if I'm getting ready to
print some "blues".
As when I'm dong tri-color where I print the blue coats last.
Bernard Boudreau