Re: Back-exposing on plastic (was: Re: Gum transfer

Maybe, but these transparencies are extremely thin, so I wouldn't
assume without actually trying it that you would see a misalignment
from a side angle.
kt

On May 2, 2006, at 9:35 AM, Yves Gauvreau wrote:

> Katharine,
>
> this tri-color idea could work fine as long as you view the
> sandwich at a
> proper angle, 90 degree preferably and or from far enough that you
> can't see
> the cross-section of the work otherwise it would appear misaligned.
>
> Regards
> Yves
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Katharine Thayer" <kthayer@pacifier.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 02, 2006 12:26 PM
> Subject: Re: Back-exposing on plastic (was: Re: Gum transfer
>
>
>
>>
>> On May 2, 2006, at 8:43 AM, Katharine Thayer wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Of course these wouldn't be presented like paper prints; that
>>> would defeat the purpose, as you say. What baffles me is why you
>>> would have supposed that anyone would do this. My idea is to
>>> sandwich them between two pieces of glass with a frame that can be
>>> seen from both sides, wood that holds the glass securely and
>>> provides a frame. and then hang them between pedestals so that
>>> people can walk around them. Kind of the way stained glass pieces
>>> are displayed.
>>>
>>
>> Ooh, I just thought of an idea. I think we've decided that you can't
>> do more than one coat this way, but maybe you could do tricolor by
>> exposing each color layer on a separate transparency, and then
>> sandwiching them together.
>> Katharine
>>
>>
>
>
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