Gouache: The Curiously Disrespected Gem in Gum and Casein Printing
Peter J. Blackburn champions the case for gouache as a useful line of pigments in gum and casein printing.
Peter J. Blackburn champions the case for gouache as a useful line of pigments in gum and casein printing.
Michael Andrews explains some of the technical details of the ferric gum process.
The ferric gum process is like gum bichromate in some respects but it is also radically different. Sensitiser is brushed onto the paper, the paper is dried and exposed under a suitable image, and only at this point would pigmented gum be brushed onto the exposed paper.