Some Background on Gum Bichromate Photography |
1 |
 What
is a Gum Print Anyway?
A general introduction to gum printing. |
Gum Bichromate Examples |
2 |
 Gum
Printing History
A brief history of the origins of the process and its relationship to the evolution
of photography. |
The Basic Steps - A Walk Though the Process
My method of making gum bichromate photography has developed over the past few years, mostly during my undergrad as a studio art major at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. I learned the basics, and from there figured out the rest of what I know on my own through trial and error. I am learning still.
These Illustrated tutorials explain step by step most that I
know, and how I personally go about completing each of the steps involved with
making gum bichromate prints. |
3 |
 Ingredients
Supplies needed for gum printing, with detailed descriptions of each. |
4 |
 Mixing
Dichromate Solution
Some further information and formulas for making an ammonium dichromate solution. |
5 |
 Preparing
Paper
Getting paper ready for printing by sizing and pre-shrinking. |
6 |
 Coating
an Emulsion Layer
How to mix an Emulsion and apply it to the paper. |
7 |
 Making
a Digital Negative
Basic steps and information about digital images and turning them into printable
transparencies.
(for a beginner) | 8 |
 Exposing
a Print
How to expose a Gum print by using the sun or an ultraviolet exposure
unit. |
9 |
 Development
Steps involved to develop gum prints in water. | 10 |
 Making
a Custom Inkjet Negative
Creating a custom curve to print full scale beautiful images.
(for the Advanced) |
11 |
 Duotones, Using A Customized Negative
How to print multiple layers of emulsion using a customized negative to achieve a rich tonal scale in a print. |
12 |
Coming someday:
Printing in full color
Artificial UV Light Source
Layer Registration |
