Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual, Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice (Contemporary Practices in Alternative Process Photography)
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| Rating | : | 4.47 (652 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138101508 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-02 |
| Language | : | English |
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She is co-author with Samuel Wang, S. To see her work, visit christinaZanderson.. Her work has shown nationally and internationally in over 100 shows and 40 publications. She has authored several books, two of whichThe Experimental Photography Workbook and Gum Printing and Other Amazing Contact Printing Processeshave sold worldwide in 40 countries. Carl King, and Zhong Jianming of Handcrafted: The Art and Practice of the Handmade Print, now in its third printing. Anderson’s work focuses on the cultural and spiritual landscape expressed in 19th century photographic techniques, primarily gum and casein bichromate. Anderson is Associate Professor of Photography at Montana State University, Bozeman. About the AuthorChristina Z
Carl King, and Zhong Jianming of Handcrafted: The Art and Practice of the Handmade Print, now in its third printing. Anderson is Associate Professor of Photography at Montana State University, Bozeman. She is co-author with Samuel Wang, S. Anderson’s work focuses on the cultural and spiritual landscape expressed in 19th century photographic techniques, primarily gum and casein bichromate. Her work has shown nationally and internationally in over 100 shows and 40
Featuring over 80 artists and 400 full-color images, Gum Printing is the most complete overview of this dynamic and expressive medium that has yet appeared in print. Gum Printing: A Step-by-Step Manual Highlighting Artists and Their Creative Practice is a two-part book on gum bichromate written by the medium’s leading expert, Christina Z. Anderson. Section One provides a step-by-step description of the gum printing process. Section Two showcases contemporary artists’ works, illustrating the myriad ways gum is conceptualized and practiced today. Key topics covered include: The history of gum Simple digital negatives for gum, platinum, and cyanotype Preparing supplies Making monochrome, duotone, tricolor, and quadcolor gum prints Printing gum over cyanotype Printing gum over platinum Troubleshooting gum Advice on developing a creative practice. The works in these pages range from monochrome to colorful and from subtle to bold, representing a variety of genres, including still lifes, portraits, nudes, landscapes, urbanscapes and more. From setting up the
"Excellent book!" according to Graflex. This book is worth every penny and I rarely feel this way concerning how to books. It's well written and organized in a logical manner. I own a few books on alternative processes and have previously purchased how to books on Gum printing, but the information was slight and in some cases inaccurate and. "As a master's student focusing on gum printing the addition of contemporary gum artists at the end of the book pushes the book p" according to Amazon Customer. A contemporary gum printing bible, Anderson compiles everything you need to know to get started as well as keep going. As a master's student focusing on gum printing the addition of contemporary gum artists at the end of the book pushes the book past useful to completely insightful. Gum process is so . Bible of gum! The bible of gum by one of the recognized experts in the field. Christina is extremely thorough in her methodologies and directions, and what a wealth of samples from the great list of folks making gum prints!