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tallgrass2
so I decided that squeezng out questionable amounts of paint pigment from tubes wasn't helping me nail down a level of precision I want to have in my gum bichromate printing so I decided to try to make my own standardized liquid pigment (paint) stock solutions. I purchased several quality dry color pigment by Utrecht. I mixed burnt Umber and Ultramarine blue dry pigments with a solution of honey, glycerin, water and gum arabic. This was mulled with mortar and pestle quite easily. The 1st coating test failed miserably and floated right off the paper during water development in but a few minutes because it was simply to thick. This print represents the second test. This is a single coat gum print. I was floored by the depth of tones, contrast and sharpness of detail. I was happy about the first multi-color-coated print I made of this negative espacially the duo-tone appearence. This version appeals because of the clarity and contrast. This was done on the same paper and the same clear Gesso sizing as the 1st print also. So, with one stock pigment color under my belt I move on ...
tallgrass2
so I decided that squeezng out questionable amounts of paint pigment from tubes wasn't helping me nail down a level of precision I want to have in my gum bichromate printing so I decided to try to make my own standardized liquid pigment (paint) stock solutions. I purchased several quality dry color pigment by Utrecht. I mixed burnt Umber and Ultramarine blue dry pigments with a solution of honey, glycerin, water and gum arabic. This was mulled with mortar and pestle quite easily. The 1st coating test failed miserably and floated right off the paper during water development in but a few minutes because it was simply to thick. This print represents the second test. This is a single coat gum print. I was floored by the depth of tones, contrast and sharpness of detail. I was happy about the first multi-color-coated print I made of this negative espacially the duo-tone appearence. This version appeals because of the clarity and contrast. This was done on the same paper and the same clear Gesso sizing as the 1st print also. So, with one stock pigment color under my belt I move on ...