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What have you found to be the best way to lighten a gum print? A little bleach and water mix?
Do you mean a print that is finished and has been dried? Or a print still in the process of wet 'development'?
I'll alert @Andrew O'Neill and @Carnie Bob, two of the people who practice this process a lot and will be able to give suggestions.
Based on my experience with mostly other pigment processes, I'd suggest that during initial processing, you could wash the print a little longer so it loses a bit more pigment. But when it's finished, I'd consider it permanent. Attempts to re-soften the already hardened gum will be moderately effective at best, and the risk of flaking etc. seems very high to me. Not worth it; better make a new print instead.
Do you mean a print that is finished and has been dried? Or a print still in the process of wet 'development'?
I'll alert @Andrew O'Neill and @Carnie Bob, two of the people who practice this process a lot and will be able to give suggestions.
Based on my experience with mostly other pigment processes, I'd suggest that during initial processing, you could wash the print a little longer so it loses a bit more pigment. But when it's finished, I'd consider it permanent. Attempts to re-soften the already hardened gum will be moderately effective at best, and the risk of flaking etc. seems very high to me. Not worth it; better make a new print instead.
Do you mean a print that is finished and has been dried? Or a print still in the process of wet 'development'?
I'll alert @Andrew O'Neill and @Carnie Bob, two of the people who practice this process a lot and will be able to give suggestions.
Based on my experience with mostly other pigment processes, I'd suggest that during initial processing, you could wash the print a little longer so it loses a bit more pigment. But when it's finished, I'd consider it permanent. Attempts to re-soften the already hardened gum will be moderately effective at best, and the risk of flaking etc. seems very high to me. Not worth it; better make a new print instead.
As noted above I tried baking soda in water and it worked a bit but a new print is the answer thank you!Koraks is right if its too dark you cannot wash it out in any reasonable way , I have tried , but one thing you can do is use watercolour crayons that can be applied to finished print and with skill create highlights and detail where none before existed, these crayons are permanent and do sink into the gum emulsion and are fun to use and the reason I am hooked on Gum Over Printing.
What have you found to be the best way to lighten a gum print? A little bleach and water mix?
Friction works. Never tried it on a dry/wet again print though.
That said, it usually is easier and better to just start over and do it right.
Friction works. Never tried it on a dry/wet again print though.
That said, it usually is easier and better to just start over and do it right.
As noted above I tried baking soda in water and it worked a bit but a new print is the answer thank you!
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