From: Hamish Stewart (hamish@gumphoto.fsnet.co.uk)
Date: 06/19/02-03:35:26 PM Z
On 19/6/02 16:41, "S Wang" <stwang@direcTVinternet.com> wrote:
>> (weird; I have received no messages from the alt list in 2 days??)
>
> Hi Chris,
>
> Just to reassure you and the 3 other list members reading the list
> this time of year, the list is working and that some of us are silent
> but are having a good time making prints.
>
> For cyanotype with gum, the cheap (at $18.99 for 50 sheets) Arista
> overhead transparency material from Freestyle (and I suspect almost
> any run-of-the-mill overhead transparency material) is working quite
> well for me. I print them on either the Epson C80 or the 1200 with
> pigment inks, with black only at Photo 1440 dpi setting. Only once in
> a while in large smooth-toned areas are there subtle banding. I did
> have to come up with a curve setting that prints a little more dense
> than the default does, while maintaining proper tonal relationships.
>
Sam,
Your post is ideal timing for me as I am about to start exploring digital
negs for gum printing. The printer (Epson 1290) and Scanner (Epson 2450)
have arrived so its time to start playing soon.
Just two questions
What pigment inks are you using? the ones I am aware of are the Lyson (is
that correct?) ones
I understand some people work with the Pictorico film how does the Arista
compare?
I am really looking forward to driving myself crazy with this as I have lots
of images to work with :-)
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