Re: RE: Gum / Van Dyke online

Thanks.
I am also experimenting strange color results.
I am planning to move to a very low watercolor ratio content on the gum
emulsion to see if the color improves for better.
Giovanni

----- Original Message -----
From: "Kate Mahoney" <kateb@paradise.net.nz>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: RE: Gum / Van Dyke online

> Giovanni, I have printed several gum over Vandykes. I found the gum
emulsion
> tended to bleach the Vandyke a bit but yes, you can use it instead of one
of
> the RGB's. I seem to remember that this printing was done in my CMYK
> experimentation, and that I used it instead of K...I don't have an example
> online at the moment, but as soon as my PC comes back from the technician
> (again!!!!???? what the ?????) I'll scan and post an image on my website,
> and send you the url.
> The reason I didn't continue with this was that I didn't like the results
> with the work I was doing at the time.
> cheers
> Kate
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Giovanni Di Mase" <gdimase@hotmail.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>; "Suzanne Izzo"
<bi3@georgetown.edu>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 29, 2005 7:44 AM
> Subject: Re: RE: Gum / Van Dyke online
>
>
> > Thanks,
> > That's why I am looking for some help.
> > Yes, the van dyke process changes a lot the gum colors.
> > With cyano there is no problem, Wang article works perfect
> > (http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/3CG/3cg.html)
> > But can it be done with Van Dyke?
> > I mean changing the "RGB" to 3 new primaries and one is a the Van Dyke-
> > define on photoshop as a R(75) G(34) B(32)? or whatever but we need to
> find
> > the other two gum colors (color theory).
> > Does it make sense to you?
> > Giovanni
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Barbara Izzo" <bi3@georgetown.edu>
> > To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> > Sent: Monday, March 28, 2005 12:49 PM
> > Subject: Re: RE: Gum / Van Dyke online
> >
> >
> > > Giovanni and Jon--
> > >
> > > Yes, I am here. I was going to point Giovanni to my image when I read
> > Jon's message.
> > >
> > > I've used gum over VanDyke quite a bit although not recently. I found
> > that the gum seemed to change the look of the VanDyke. Perhaps I should
> > mention that for my combination prints I printed both the positive and
the
> > negative of the image (one in VanDyke and the other in gum). I never
> tried
> > to get "full color" using the two processes. I'll be interested to hear
> > what you do.
> > >
> > > Suzanne Izzo
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> >
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