Digital BW, The Print

Jerry Olson wrote:

>   In fact it seems the only paintings that appear NOT to have faded 
> are on the walls of caves such as those at Lascaux, France. (Not the
> best color gamut, but the haven't faded much considering they are 
> 20,000 years old.
>
Well, perhaps not painting, but one of the advantages of carbon pigs can 
be seen in the appreciable lack of fading found in some example of 
ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics and Chinese/Japanese/Korean writings,, 
 Carbon black based inksets have held up pretty well on rice paper 
(really only rice sizing), papyrus, tomb walls, and inside pyramids.

As for Carbro progeny/derivatives, there was UltraStble and then Evercolor..

The first in the mid 80's the second in the early 90's..

http://www.artfacts.org/artinfo/articals/evercolor.html

http://www.charlespfarmer-photo.com/blackboard/customer_of_the_month.htm


[Keith]
 
 

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