Gumoil Photographic Printing, Revised Edition
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Equipment & Techniques, Techniques
| Author: | Karl Koenig | ISBN: | 9781136090295 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | June 28, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Karl Koenig |
| ISBN: | 9781136090295 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | June 28, 1999 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
