Hand-Colored Inkjet Print

[fgorga]

I hope that this is the correct place for this post/process/photo!

This photograph began with a digital file made by photographing the ground glass of a camera obscura. The original file was cropped (the ground glass is square), converted to black and white and the levels/contrast adjusted.

A four and a half inch square print was made using Piezography Warm Neutral inks on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper. This paper is fairly warm and has a subtle texture; it is not specifically coated for inkjet printing. (The process works just fine with standard Epson inks and with many matte papers.)

The print was then colored with Prismacolor Premium colored pencils and the pigments blended and smoothed using cotton swabs dipped in a 1:1 mixture of turpentine and vegetable oil. I learned about this method of hand coloring from a book: “Hand Coloring Black & White Photography: An Introduction and Step-By-Step Guide” by Laurie Klein.

Comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

 

[nmp]

Looks wonderful and dreamy, Frank.

I can't paint much (isn't a photographer nothing but a frustrated painter?) so I admire people who can.

:Niranjan.

 

[moggi1964]

Beautiful!

 

[fgorga]

Looks wonderful and dreamy, Frank.

I can't paint much (isn't a photographer nothing but a frustrated painter?) so I admire people who can.

:Niranjan.

Thanks!

I can't paint very well either BUT, I did OK as a kid with coloring books and most of the time keep things within the lines as they say!

That's the beauty of this system... the skill level involved is fairly minimal... even I can do it! ;-)

 

[fgorga]

Beautiful!

Thanks!

 

[NedL]

This is really cool! Well done.

 

[jeffreyg]

A hand coloring expert I know. Her work is outstanding. Check it out. (Silvia Lizama)

http://silvializama.com/index.html

http://www.jeffreyglasser.com/

http://www.sculptureandphotography.com/

 

[wyofilm]

Wonderful work!

 

[cerber0s]

I hope that this is the correct place for this post/process/photo!

This photograph began with a digital file made by photographing the ground glass of a camera obscura. The original file was cropped (the ground glass is square), converted to black and white and the levels/contrast adjusted.

A four and a half inch square print was made using Piezography Warm Neutral inks on Hahnemuhle Biblio paper. This paper is fairly warm and has a subtle texture; it is not specifically coated for inkjet printing. (The process works just fine with standard Epson inks and with many matte papers.)

The print was then colored with Prismacolor Premium colored pencils and the pigments blended and smoothed using cotton swabs dipped in a 1:1 mixture of turpentine and vegetable oil. I learned about this method of hand coloring from a book: “Hand Coloring Black & White Photography: An Introduction and Step-By-Step Guide” by Laurie Klein.

Comments welcome. Thanks for looking.

That looks amazing!

 

[fgorga]

This is really cool! Well done.

Thanks!

 

[fgorga]

A hand coloring expert I know. Her work is outstanding. Check it out. (Silvia Lizama)

http://silvializama.com/index.html

http://www.jeffreyglasser.com/

http://www.sculptureandphotography.com/

Nice work... both Ms. Lizama's and your own. Thanks for sharing the links.

 

[fgorga]

@wyofilm and @cerber0s

Thank you both!

 

[fgorga]

Here are two more hand-colored inkjet prints that I have finished in the past few days.

I have been experimenting with different types (genres) of photos and different techniques.

Both of these 4x5 inch prints were made using Epson's Advanced Black and White mode with the "warm" setting. Both prints are on 5x7 inch sheets of 200 gsm Fabriano Artistico Hot Press.

The shovel photo was colored using the same Prismacolor pencils I used on the first image I posted above. The bird house photo was colored using Faber Castell watercolor pencils. As I said, I have been experimenting!

As always, comments appreciated.