Gumoil Photographic Printing, Revised Edition
Author | : Karl Koenig |
Publisher | : Taylor & Francis |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 1999-06-28 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136090295 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136090290 |
Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: There is renewed interest among art photographers in a number of historic printing techniques because of the remarkable effects they produce. The reader will discover how to create beautifully tinted mono- and polychromatic gum and oil images using the author's version of this 19th century technique. Step-by-step illustrated instructions with directions for further experimentation provide a perfect source for learning this new, yet old, printing technique. Gumoil printing involves contact-printing a positive transparency onto gum-coated paper. Oil paint is then applied and rubbed into nongummed areas of the print. With bleach etching, mono- and polychromatic variations are possible. A chapter on digital printing combines the new and the historic, making this technique even more accessible for the art photographer.