Hi, I am interested in gum arabic printing. This method of printing a negative uses gum arabic and a watercolor pigment, with a sensitizer- potassium dichromate. The dichromate renders the gum arabic insoluble in water on exposure to light. The print is developed in warm water. The unexposed portions of the print dissolve. I want to find another chemical rather than the dichromate to use. This chemical is too toxic for home use and a substitute is needed. Does anyone know of another chemical which will release oxygen on exposure to light like the dichromate? Alternatively, a chemical that would produce acidic conditions on exposure to light would also render the gum arabic insoluble. Best Regards Jim
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gum arabic printing question
2008-09-14 by geoman4919
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