Re: Gum over Wood

katharine thayer (kthayer@pacifier.com)
Wed, 24 Jun 1998 12:11:18 +0000

Klaus Pollmeier wrote:
>
> katharine thayer schrieb:
> >
> > I haven't done it myself but I've read somewhere to use several coats of
> > acrylic medium. It's clear and won't change the look of the wood, but
> > will fill the grain and make a base to print on.
>
> I found acrylic coatings hard to coat with aqaous solutions. Maybe just
> gelatin would do? Probably a bit thinner than used on paper.
> Klaus Pollmeier

You're exactly right about acrylic medium; I had forgotten that I'd
tried it once. I think I was trying to gum print on bisque tile. Do you
think gelatin would work for that?