Re: Gum Pigment Quality and Tonal Scales

Michael,
P.S. My comments were posited on comparison of artist grade paints only.
I would never buy student grade paint for gum printing; that would be
false economy indeed IMO. And the site I gave you looks only at artist
grade, not student lines. Hope that's clearer,

Katharine

Katharine Thayer wrote:
>
> Michael Koch-Schulte wrote:
> >
> > Do higher grade water colours generally print shorter or longer tonal scales
> > in Gum?
>
> Mmmm, it depends...
>
> If I move from an inexpensive number 3 grade to a very expensive
> > number 8 do I need to start cutting back on the amount of pigment I'm
> > adding?
>
> While price is somewhat correlated with quality, it isn't a one to one
> correspondence by any means. For instance, M. Graham, a
> reasonably-priced paint, is by all accounts, and certainly by my own
> experience, a very high quality paint, equal to the highest-priced
> paints.
>
> Also, whether a brand has more or less pigment in it isn't necessarily a
> function of the price. Grumbacher is packed with pigment, but still is
> in general a pretty crummy paint as well as being very cheap.
>
> Do I save any money by using cheaper tubes or does it equal out in
> > the long run?
>
>
> Well, it depends. If you buy cheap paint that's crummy paint, then it's
> false economy. If you buy cheap paint that's good paint, then you save
> money.
>
> For a good analysis of the different brands, how pigmented they are,
> comparative prices, the overall quality, etc see
>
> http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/pigmt2.html
>
> Good luck,
> Katharine Thayer
Received on Thu Sep 22 09:49:19 2005