Re: Gum preparation

Hi Wendy and Hamish

thanks both for the precice info. Wendy, I don't have this book, basically
what is a "dot test"?

Regards
Yves

----- Original Message -----
From: "Wendy Currie" <wendy@curriephotography.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2006 7:36 PM
Subject: Re: Gum preparation

> Hi Yves
> As part of the preparation for gum printing, I start by immersing
> the paper in v. hot water for at least 20 mins, then hang up to dry.
> When it's completely dry I size the paper.
> As for using dark colours I always do a 'dot test' as explained in
> William Crawford's Keeper's of Light. It's a long boring process,
> but once you have the ratio of colour to gum, it's there for good,
> (so long as you stick to the same paper)! I only use top quality
> artists watercolour pigments such as Windsor & Newton and I only use
> Rives BFK.
> Hope this helps
> Wendy
> On 27/04/2006, at 5:01 AM, Yves Gauvreau wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > those anyone as a suggestion for preparing the paper in order to
> > minimise
> > shrinking?
> >
> > While I'm at it, I saw many different methods and recipes for
> > sizing paper,
> > any suggestion for that as well (% gelatine + % hardener (wich))?
> > In case it
> > matters, for now I'm thinking of using relatively dark (almost
> > black) colors
> > (monochromes) which imply a strong possibily of staining.
> >
> > Regards
> > Yves
> >
> >
> >
Received on Thu Apr 27 03:50:32 2006