At Last!

windrivermaiden · Oct 22, 2008

Wedding at Mission Inn, Riverside, CA

Printed in Gum Dichromate on #300 Blockinford rough press watercolor paper.

windrivermaiden · Oct 27, 2008

So, Terri...what do you think?

terri · Nov 3, 2008

I think I overlooked this! :lol:

I absolutely love your wedding work with gum. I bet your clients are thrilled to get something this unique.

This technique just blows me away; all these layers of applied color - and yet you've nailed the skin tones. Your background detail is exquisite!

:hail: Makes me want to have a special event just so I could hire you.

windrivermaiden · Nov 3, 2008

Skintones are by far the hardest thing to produce. It is such a slippery slope between not enough of a color or too much....and of course X4 colors and the interaction between the colors.

...and the clients got tears in their eyes...even the guy.

Dick Sanders · Dec 26, 2008

Nice effect! Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

compur · Dec 26, 2008

Very nice.

How many colors did it take?

windrivermaiden · Dec 28, 2008

compur said:
Very nice.

How many colors did it take?

This is true 4 color process. 4 colors, cyan, magenta, yellow and black. 4 corresponding negatives. I mix my own hues with several different watercolor pigments to get what works best for me right now.

I have tried doing some spot color too. Where a pure color is added with its own negative. Interesting. but adds a few more steps to the process.