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

From: davidhatton_at_totalise.co.uk
Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:55:19 +0100
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('binary' encoding is not supported, stored as-is) ThanksMarek,

I have to make another just to make sure it wasn't a fluke so I will try your
thalo green idea. I remember being in Sedona for a while and that was a little
red as I recall :)

Regards

David H

On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:08 , Marek Matusz <marekmatusz@hotmail.com> sent:

>David,
>Just an outstanding gum print. Congratulation! You got everything right on
>the first try, although details are a little scetch because of the size of
>the picture. The pigment that you used, calcined iron oxide is indeed very
>opaque and not very dark. I use it every now and then in Southwest
>landscapes. A lot of red rock there is colored with similar pigments. Here
>in the US it is mostly called venetian red, or english red. A wonderful way
>to add some depth to this pigment is to put a very thin layer of thalo green
>restricted to the shadows only on top of fist red layer. Those on the list
>that have done some paiting will understand the use of complementary color.
>I say you are ready for those multilayer gums. That's where all the gum
>printers end up.
>For a while I was afraid everybody decided to run for some office, the list
>was so quiet.
>Marek, Houston
>
>
>>From: davidhatton@totalise.co.uk
>>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>>To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>>Subject: Re: One coat gum - first one for me - how is it for you?
>>Date: Thu, 08 Jun 2006 18:09:12 +0100
>>
>>
>>Sanguine - that's the one. Probably from raw pigment in the olden days..
>>
>>DH
>>On Thu, 08 Jun 2006 08:22 , Katharine Thayer kthayer@pacifier.com> sent:
>>
>> >
>> >On Jun 7, 2006, at 2:47 AM, davidhatton@totalise.co.uk wrote:
>> >> 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.
>> >
>> >This MaimeriBlu PR101 is rated very opaque, as you describe. In your
>> >print it looks to be a pretty good approximation of the "sanguine"
>> >used by Demachy. Although I prefer transparent pigments for layered
>> >prints, an opaque pigment is often a good choice for a one-coat gum,
>> >as you've demonstrated here.
>> >Katharine
>>
>>
>>
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