From: Richard Sullivan FRPS (richsul@earthlink.net)
Date: 05/11/01-01:31:57 PM Z
Stephen Livick who does 52x60 (inch) tri-color gums has recommended the use
of Linel water color pigments from France. He taught several gum course
on-line for B+S and the response extremely positive. Many had tried the
traditional Winsor Newton other brands of pigments and did not achieve the
results they were looking for. Two locals here in Santa Fe, Stuart Melvin
and Stan Klimek, were looking to put gum over platinum and had tried
several times in the past with less than satisfactory results. Both told me
that the Stepehen's recommendation of Linel pigments were the magic bullet.
Stephen claims that they are pure Arabic gum based with no other colloids
which cause graining etc.
As it turns out, Linel pigments are not being imported into the US any more
though there may still be some available in places. Stephen in his
indefatigable manner has done some more digging and has found that
Sennelier pigments are also pure gum based and work just as well. Our
experience on the B+S help line bares this out as many people are as happy
with the results obtained with the Sennelier pigments as with the Linel.
I am an old time gum printer but have not tried out the pure gum based ones
yet. Maybe some day soon. However the anecdotal evidence is pretty clear. I
have received many calls saying in effect "I've tried gum printing in the
past and never any the success until I tried the pigments that Stephen
recommends." And sometimes they're even more enthusiastic than that.
Stephen has also written a book on gum printing that I consider the best
out there.
And yes, I agree that one can make gums with lots of different brands of
pigments, it just that the response to these gum based ones has been
extremely positive. Apparently many people want depth and smoothness that
can be achieved with a shorter learning curve with these pigments.
(go to www.livick.com to see what I am talking about) Yes they are real
gums and they look like they do on the web pages! Stephen is certainly one
of the masters of the gum process.
Some of my gums from the distant past -- made in the late 60's and early
70's when I met and fell under the influence Imogene Cunningham, mother of
my dear friend Ron Partridge. <drop name!>
http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/gum.htm
--Dick Sullivan
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