RE: One coat gum - first one for me - how is it for you?

From: davidhatton_at_totalise.co.uk
Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2006 10:47:48 +0100
Message-id: <E1Fnudg-000522-Hy@webm8.global.net.uk>

('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) Hi Loris,

I've uploaded a larger image. If you right-click and select view-image, a larger
image is loaded. I don't know why ...

As far as contrast is concerned..If there ain't no paper white in the image
(which there ain't) I don't really want to force the issue. Gum is in essence a
low contrast process is it not? If I decreased the potted Dich., the detail would
be lost (with a longer exposure) or the entire image would be lost (with the same
exposure). Pictorialism is what really draws me to gum. I have deliberately tried
to emulate the master (Demachy) with the choice of pigment etc..Vienna Red is not
an easy pigment for me to work with. It's something akin to ground up roof tiles
and very opaque in the mix. Maybe the gum experts can give me some guidance on
the contrast issue..

Thanks and Best Regards

David

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