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

It reminds me of a time when I printed a very very faint image of a
face on thin rice paper, that was just hung rather than framed, and
the image could only be seen from one angle. As people walked past
it, it was fun to hear them catch their breath when the face suddenly
appeared.
K.

On May 2, 2006, at 11:14 AM, Marek Matusz wrote:

> Katharine,
> This actually might be an advantage as the transparency would snap
> into focus as the viewer passes by, adding an element of surprize.
>
> I have to add that I am still interested in transferring an image
> from plastic to paper. I made a couple more of back exposed
> transparencies using tube pigment, no more clumps of unmixed
> pigment. I tried a transfer of finished print tp gelatine sized FA,
> but the transfer was a disaster. Random spots of image did not
> transfer. Perhaps to little gelatine on the paper. I'll have to go
> back to photographic paper for now since it worked once. My gum
> coverage has become much smoother, but I am still working on it.
> Marek
>
>
>
>> From: Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com>
>> Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
>> Subject: Re: Back-exposing on plastic (was: Re: Gum transfer
>> Date: Tue, 02 May 2006 10:13:21 -0700
>>
>> 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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