From: Jack Brubaker (jack@jackbrubaker.com)
Date: 09/11/03-01:58:26 PM Z
Katharine wrote:
a transparent gum print owes its "life" to light
> going through the gum, striking the white paper, and reflecting back to
> the eye through the layers of gum.
It is this double passage of light through the paint that gives the tone we
see. So a "transparent" layer can appear as "opaque". Very dark tones can be
made with transparent paint.
Jack
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