From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 06/22/03-02:35:16 PM Z
On Fri, 20 Jun 2003, Sally Makeham wrote:
> Has anyone ever used any other type of gum (such as xanthan,
> guar,agar-agar, etc) besides Gum Arabic for gum prints??? Has
> anyone ever experimented to see what the effects were/are, etc. Is
> there something special about gum arabic over the other types?
A student of mine used agar agar... it was awful. Almost no definition.
Then folks use PVA which lacks gradation, and deionized ossein (Gloy),
likewise. That's not to say other materials won't can't work, but
generally when an ingredient remains standard for 100 years there's a
reason/reasons.
Judy
> Unless there was some property of the other types of gums preventing
> their use, it would seem to my NON-scientific mind that as long as the
> viscosity was the same, then it could open up some interesting
> possibilities. ;o)>
> I really would like to know this. If no one knows, then I MAY start
> to experiment a little. (After all -- someone had to be the FIRST to
> use digital negs, etc. LOL!)
>
> Thanks in advance.
> Sally Makeham
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