Hi Matt,
Staining is only an issue if you donŐt size your
paper. I had great success with Daniel Smith and
Maimeri blu watercolors, although anything should give
you an image in gum. I also prefer transparent
pigments.
Carmen
--- Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com> wrote:
> Hi Matt,
> For lightfastness information on watercolor
> pigments, the best
> reference, always kept current (I hope Bruce McEvoy
> is young and
> keeps his interest in this project for his whole
> life, because I
> don't know what the watercolor world will do when he
> stops keeping
> this site, an absolute treasure trove of information
> about watercolor
> pigments):
>
> http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/waterfs.html
>
> As for whether pigments are good to use in gum
> bichromate printing,
> there are lots of myths, but I've used almost every
> pigment used in
> watercolor paints, and have yet to find one that is
> incompatible with
> the process. Each pigment has its own printing
> characteristics, so
> it would be important to know what your goal is with
> a particular
> printing, whether a particular pigment would be able
> to achieve that
> goal or not.
> Katharine
>
>
>
>
> On Jul 11, 2006, at 9:22 PM, Matt Magruder wrote:
>
> > I dont usually post on here. Mostly just read and
> search when I
> > have a question.
> >
> > so hello and hi.
> >
> > Im curious if there is anywhere online or such
> that lists the
> > different watercolor pigment colors and whether
> they are good too
> > use in Gum Bichromate printing.
> > IE they dont stain or whether they are lightfast
> or not...
> >
> > thanks in advance for any info.
> >
> > matt
> > austin tx
> >
> >
>
>
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