First attempt on bristol sketch paper - paper…

First attempt on bristol sketch paper - paper soakes the dye too quickly, difficult to get a smooth and even distribution of the day. Edges of the coloured area difficult to keep as neighbouring area soaks some of the dye

Hand colouring black&white prints (and large format transparencies) with protein glaze dye is old crafts - the last time I did it was 40years (+) ago. But I wanted to "re-vitalise". I could find some old stock dye from an Arts shop (Photo Technology from the UK based Patterson Photax Ltd) at reasonable prices. The first five frames are just practising to get acquainted with the materials/colours etc - my conclusion; one needs a lot of practice to master this method: The dye is not forgiving - once over the edge it is there; colon..also dye intensity or which area to select/accentuate etc needs experience and practice.........but it is fun

Photographer:: rolfmg
Uploaded:: 2023-04-20
Tags:: hand colouring b&w protein glaze dye
City:: Lissabon, Lisboa
Year:: 2023
Albums:: Hand colouring black&white prints - first experience with protein glaze colours #1

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2 Comments

rolfmg · 2023-04-20 17:25
@klawe hier hatte ich das Foto auf Sketch Papier gedruckt - dafür ist die Eiweiß Lasur Farbe weniger geeignet - war mein erster Versuch. Ich glaube es geht in der Tat bei dem Fiat 500 und der Cafe Szene in die richtige Richtung....nur etwas mehr Übung noch....
rolfmg · 2023-04-20 17:36
@klawe Inkjet - das hat eigentlich gut funktioniert (ist ja kein einfacher Zeichenblock, sondern sehr glattes sketch paper mit 180g/m²) - aber das Auftragen der Farbe ist bei dem Papier das Problem , hier sind normale Wasserfarben vielleicht die bessere Alternative.