Re: Acrylic tube pigments for gum?

In that respect Powell, Wyoming is similar to Istanbul, Turkey. There are
no well-stocked art supply stores in this area. Most of my alt-photo
supplies are purchased through mailorder. It's nice to see before buying,
but that's not always possible.

Powder pigments are relatively inexpensive and readily available. For gum
printing I recommend the following colors: carbon/lampblack, ivory black,
phthalocyanine (blue&green), quinacridone (magenta&red), arylamide yellow,
raw umber, burnt umber, raw sienna, burnt sienna, and indian red. Colors
can easily be mixed to achieve a very wide range of effect. Check out the
link below for examples of my gum prints, using these colors.

Best regards,
Dave Rose
http://www.alternativephotography.com/dave_rose.html

----- Original Message -----
From: "Loris Medici" <loris_medici@yahoo.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:59 PM
Subject: RE: Acrylic tube pigments for gum?

> Because we don't have shops selling pigments here (Istanbul)... and I
> have to see the color before purchasing.
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Dave Rose [mailto:cactuscowboy@bresnan.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2004 5:17 AM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: Acrylic tube pigments for gum?
> >
> >
> > I agree. There are many dry powdered pigments available that
> > work exceptionally well with gum. Cheap and easy with great
> > results. Why even bother using acrylic paint?
> >
> > Dave in Wyoming
> >
> > > I don't know if the addition of the acrylic resin will help or hurt
> > > the process...bear in mind that acrylic paints dry
> > relatively quickly
> > > and once
> > dry are
> > > impermeable. Pure pigment is much more readily available
> > now than it was
> > ...
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 5 08:29:30 2004