From: Sandy King (sanking@clemson.edu)
Date: 07/25/03-01:36:09 PM Z
Keith,
Love that post. The world would be a much more creative place if more
people had your attitude.
Best,
Sandy
>I once produced some gum photographs of vegetables that utilized pigments
>that I extracted from the actual subject matter. They pretty much faded.
>Here is an example of one of them, a beet that at one time was a rich
>beet-red: http://www.gumphoto.com/Vegetables/images/22.jpg
>
>I've been toying with the idea of using flowers. What is the lasting-power
>of those anthotypes?
>
>Keith
>
>more gums at http://www.gumphoto.com
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Darryl Baird [mailto:dbaird@umflint.edu]
>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 12:17 PM
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: Gum Pigments
>
>
>I'm very interested in this discussion of viable pigments.
>How about natural sources? There are many natural dyes and techniques
>for coloring everything under the sun, from paper to wood. I got lost in
>the myriad of information available on the WWW for stains, dyes,
>mordants, and agents of changing colors... I was just looking for a
>cheapo source for tannic acid, but I got a huge education(?).
>
>Also, I've been trying the anthotype process lately and my roses produce
>a beautiful violet-magenta color and an image in just about three days.
>I should try to produce a gum print with some of my pigment slurry. Ah,
>so little time so many experiments.
>
>-Darryl
>
>
>Keith Gerling wrote:
>
>>I'm not sure what Dick meant by "much popular opinion", as the gum printers
>>I know use every and all kind of pigment imaginable. (I think it was
>Steven
>>Livick that used to claim that the ONLY pigment worthwhile was some
>>outrageously expensive French product, but he is a rare exception).
>>
>>In addition to watercolor pigments, I use dry pigments, Dr. Martin's
>>Concentrated Watercolor, Createx airbrush colors, Sumi ink, and Mixol
>>pigments. All work well.
>>
>>Keith
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Stuart W Melvin [mailto:swmelvin@earthlink.net]
>>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 11:05 AM
>>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>>Subject: RE: Gum Pigments
>>
>>
>>Hey Dick,
>>
>>Not only any brand....but any pigment/color. I was surprised this hornets
>>nest (hehe) went unnoticed 'till now. Must have something to do with the
>>suspension of the pigment at the higher viscosities but that is just
>>conjecture on my part.
>>
>>Stuart
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Richard Sullivan [mailto:richsul@earthlink.net]
>>Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 8:50 AM
>>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>>Subject: Gum Pigments
>>
>>
>>One thing that Stuart said that goes counter to much popular opinion is
>>that any brand of pigment works. I found that interesting.
>>
>>--Dick Sullivan
>>
>>
>>
>>
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