Gum Arabic Printing

[john_kasaian1]

Hello! Can anyone point me in the right direction to find

information on gum arabic printing and how it is done? TIA. Cheers!

[larry_roohr]

Hi John,

 

A web search on 'gum bichromate' or 'gum dichromate' should get you a lot of info, check Stuart Hamish'es site when it comes up in a search . The best source IMO for getting started is the first issue of Judy Seigals 'Journal of Post Factory Photography', I think she did a reprint and has more #1 issues available, info available at:

 

http://unblinkingeye.com/Articles/Post/post.html

 

There are also several books out there, none of which measure up to JPFP for getting a start, but have a wealth of information, let me know if you'd like titles.

 

It's a most rewarding process, prints evolve rather than develop over many coat/develop cycles taking many days or weeks with as many as 12 layers not uncommon, or single coat one shot prints are possible as well.

 

Larry

[pat_krentz]

As I remember The Keepers of Light had a section on that, I don't think it is still in print but you should be able to find a copy at the library. Pat

[ed b.]

Go to the following site: <a href=http://www.gumphoto.fsnet.co.uk/> www.gumphoto.fsnet.co.uk/</a>.

[gauthier]

Funny you ask, as I was just about to do so too. I just started gum printing yesterday - it took me some time to get hold of all the materials - I got some interesting results. The process still remains a bit unpredictable to me, though, so I'm looking for more info on some of the finer points.

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I'll check the sites that have been mentionned here. You might also want to check: <a href="http://www.artic.edu/~fendsley/altProc_GumPrint.html">http://www.artic.edu/~fendsley/altProc_GumPrint.html</a>.<div></div>