Digital BW, The Print

I'd like to handcolor digital prints like I do old silver prints (with 
Old Holland oil paints) I jsu getting an Epson 1160 up and 
running. Anyone have a success story for me?
-thank you

Hi,
I do hand coloring with my digital prints.
I've been using Epson matt paper and after its printed I spray it with a
matt finish poly before tinting with the oil paints. I've read about using
Marshall's inkjet paper without prepping it with the polyurethane first but
haven't tried it.

Jake
www.jakehellbachphoto.com

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  I'd like to handcolor digital prints like I do old silver prints (with
  Old Holland oil paints) I jsu getting an Epson 1160 up and
  running. Anyone have a success story for me?
  -thank you


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In a message dated 10/8/2003 8:30:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jake@... writes:
I've been using Epson matt paper and after its printed I spray it with a
matt finish poly before tinting with the oil paints.
what is the brand name of the matte finish poly that you use?

i too hand color photographs on matte paper, but i have never used the spray. 
i am using oil pastels to hand color, and not oil paint, however

k a y


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Kay,
Who makes the pastels?
The reason I use the pre-spray is the oils tend to soak into the paper.
Thanks,
Jake

www.jakehellbachphoto.com

  -----Original Message-----

  i too hand color photographs on matte paper, but i have never used the
spray.
  i am using oil pastels to hand color, and not oil paint, however

  k a y




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In a message dated 10/8/2003 12:08:33 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
jake@... writes:
Kay,
Who makes the pastels?
Sennelier.... these are extremely high quality pastels, and they work 
wonderful, without crumbling or smearing! they are fairly pricey, but you can get the 
best deal on them at DickBlick.com

http://www.dickblick.com/zz200/36c/products.asp?param=0&ig_id=4273

k a y 


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On Wednesday, October 8, 2003, at 05:28  AM, Jake Hellbach wrote:

> Hi,
> I do hand coloring with my digital prints.
> I've been using Epson matt paper and after its printed I spray it with 
> a
> matt finish poly before tinting with the oil paints. I've read about 
> using
> Marshall's inkjet paper without prepping it with the polyurethane 
> first but
> haven't tried it.
>
> Jake


A while back Marshalls sent me some samples of their inkjet canvas 
which is designed for hand coloring. It worked fine but sometimes I 
found it to be a little too textured. That occasionally made it hard 
blend the colors. I teach a workshop at the local community college on 
hand coloring silver prints but I've increasingly been getting people 
wanting more info on coloring inkjet prints. Hopefully I'll get some 
time soon to experiment with some different papers to see what works. I 
think I'll also take your suggestion, Jake, and try different sprays. 
If anyone has any other suggestions of what works and what doesn't, my 
students  would appreciate  it. Thanx.

-Alan


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