Re: deep dark shadows monochromatic gum

Paul,
just a quickie tip--you can get a wicked, goth chick black from mixing
viridian green with a lightfast alizarin crimson (substitute--alizarin is
not lightfast). Deep and mmmmooooody. Viridian green is a highly pigmented,
garish green, but in mixes with a transparent red like alizarin it makes
almost an irridescent hue. It's a watercolorist secret to not use black but
use this instead.
chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "paul gega" <pawel_gega@o2.pl>
To: "altphoto" <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 3:42 PM
Subject: deep dark shadows monochromatic gum

> hi all,
>
> What is the deepest value that can be achived from a typical (not too dark
> or
> light) pigment ? i'm trying now to make monochromatic gum bichormate (in
> violet) but the most important part of those prints are the shadows - i
> want
> them in deep , almost black value - those prints im mading in violet.
>
> Is it the good idea to mix violet with black pigment to last , most dark
> layer?
>
> -some useful tips quickly needed :)
>
> regrds,
> paul gega.
>
>
Received on Tue Feb 7 22:17:23 2006