Re: deep dark shadows monochromatic gum

Christina, thanks for the info, looks like a color one should have in
the panoply :-)
I'll try it very soon. I have looked and Maimeri sells it as dry pigment
and Kremer also.

Tom Sobota

Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
> Hi Tom,
> this is a gum myth. It used to be said chromium pigments reacted with
> the gum. Not so. in fact, chrome yellow when it was chromium was
> frequently recommended for the yellow in gum. Unfortunately it was
> passed thru the literature from person to person.
>
> Viridian works great, except it is incredibly intense and garish and
> goes a long way. I used to use it all the time, but not any more
> because it doesn't fit into my tricolor scheme of things.
> Chris
>
>> Christina,
>>
>> What you say is interesting, since viridian green (PG18) is a form of
>> hydrated chrome oxide, and as such for all I have heard, it should be
>> one of those pigments incompatible with dichromates. But you have
>> tried it with gum and it did work?
>>
>> Tom Sobota
>
>
>
Received on Thu Feb 9 11:40:34 2006