Digital BW, The Print

Dear All,

Artists oil paint does not contain 100% pigment, watercolour paint 
does not contain 100% pigment either. They both contain 'carriers' 
and or preservatives. Yet the fact that they are reliable for the 
production of paintings is beyond doubt. Manufacturers of such 
materials publish longevity details in their catalogues and they do 
vary. I don't see the problem. Providing you are using the best 
available products no-one can accuse an artist of being dishonest. We 
have to remember that we are not merely selling ink on paper but that 
we are selling something with an aesthetic unique to that piece. No 
two prints will ever be the same. However minute the differance, be 
it paper grain, direction, ink density variation etc. Providing it 
meets the artists requirements for being saleable and the consumers 
requirements as a piece of art , nothing else matters.

Diamonds aren't 100% carbon but they're still diamonds..


DH