Nice to hear from you again you have been missed.
>>Just one remark: the simple paint roller you mention is only true if you
>>refer
to the cheap foam rollers, the others are not suitable, just try and see the
mess you have, worse compare to using a new brush, or cheap blotting paper
or.<<.
Quite correct only the foam roller works effectively . The humble foam
roller has passed through a number of design changes over the past few
years in the UK,
starting out as a massive 9 inch monster it has now evolved down to a dinky
4inches and the quality of the product has risen. in fact when I paid a
visit to my local art shop recently they were selling a much smaller
version which is exactly the same except it has a 2inch roller so roller is
moving rapidly towards brush perhaps one day in the near future we will see
a roller brush probably marketed by
B&S !
>>By the way , David Lewis -he is to be considered as a real expert- is
convinced that using brayers is no alternatif to the brush; better just stay to
the silver gelatin. I did both , and David is right, to have quick results,
yes, and that is it ; the danger is that the combination with the brush technic
does not work; it is like travelling with your car and taking the bike for the
last part. And please, if questions, no problem, if critics, just first try it
out yourself.<<
It is this part of your e;mail that I must disagree I have been away for a
few days and Terry and Gene have leapt in and stolen my thunder.
However here is my two pennyworth. First of all I find this trial by
experts dubious to say the least, often it ends up with my expert is is
more real then yours argument then gets into the quagmire of what is and
what is not true reality, when things start to resemble the smack of the
boxing ring, rather than proper beneficial working of the list.
Secondly I think you will agree that over the past year or so there has
arisen a positive attitude on this list we all try to help each other not
to denigrate , this is why I promoted the use of the foam roller as coating
tool in a recent e;mail.
In 1965 I made my first gum print, using this tool, since then
it has been successfully applied to a variety of processes such as
Cyanotype Kallitype Argentotype carbon tissue sensitisation and Oil/Bromoil
inking. Taught and worked in numerous workshops over the years.It is
particularly useful for teaching the beginner the rudiments of the
preliminary inking technique when working oil/Bromoil and the necessity of
a very thin first coat of ink, which it does evenly and easily, this first
coat can be so thin that it hardly shows on the print and given that the
matrix is in the correct hydroscopic condition, provides an almost
foolproof start to inking, whether with a brush or a roller . It has been
my experience that if you can get a student successfully through this
preliminary phase you have a Bromoilist in the making but if they flounder
they are lost to you.
I hope I have not angered you Henk I can assure you that is not my
intention, but personally my opinion is you are wrong when you state :--
>> the danger is that the combination with the brush technic
does not work; it is like travelling with your car and taking the bike for the
last part.<<
pete
Ps Please Henk don't raise that tired old mantra [ read the archives!] They
are too large and time is too short :-)