Re: Luminosity

Luis Nadeau (nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca)
Fri, 06 Jun 1997 00:58:48 -0300

At 4:54 PM +0000 97/06/05, Jessica Vallette/Robert Revere wrote:
>Dwight & all:
>
>I have used white only in printing gum bichromate on black paper (using
>a positive transparency). It has not given any more luminosity to the
>process. This brings up a different question. I think I would be more
>successful using a middle-tone paper and printing up both highlights and
>shadows. The problem is: what colored paper can hold up to
>multiple-coat gum printing?

A colored paper thoroughly sized with gelatin, as described in many manuals

Luis Nadeau
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