Re: Does the gum pigment concentration test really work?

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Ender100@aol.com
Date: 09/27/03-11:15:17 PM Z


Geez, Sandy, just walk across the street and ask Sam! heheheeh

Mark
In a message dated 9/27/03 8:51:27 PM, jsmigiel@kvcc.edu writes:

> Dear list members,
>
> After seeing some of the beautiful results t hat are being had with
> gum-over methods (gum-over pt/pd, gum-over kallitype, gum-over
> cyanotype, etc.) I have recently been considering doing some gum
> printing again after a long period of abstinence.
>
> So here is the thing. In doing some research on gu m printing I
> happened to come across a section in William Crawford's article on
> gum printing in Keepers of Light called Pigment Concentration.
> Crawford's description of the dot test method to determine the right
> pigment-to-gum ratio for various colors and papers surfaces sure
> seems interesting. I wonder if anybody on the list has actually tried
> it, and if so, what are there thoughts about how well it works?
>
> Thanks in advance for any useful information or opinions you may have
> about the dot test me thod described by Crawford.
>
> And BTW, please don't refer me to the list archives. Even though the
> test may have been discussed on the list at some point in the past I
> would really like to hear some fresh opinions on the subject.
>
> Sandy King*
>


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