The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films
The Woodburytype is a 19th century photomechanical technique capable of producing high-quality continuous-tone prints. It uses pigment dispersed in gelatin to produce a 2.5D print, in which the effect of varying tone is produced by a variation in the print height. We propose a method of constructing...
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| description | The Woodburytype is a 19th century photomechanical technique capable of producing high-quality continuous-tone prints. It uses pigment dispersed in gelatin to produce a 2.5D print, in which the effect of varying tone is produced by a variation in the print height. We propose a method of constructing full colour prints in this manner, using a CMY colour model. This involves the layering of multiple translucent pigmented gelatin films and tracking how the perceived colour of these stacks changes with varying height. A set of CMY inks is constructed, taking into account the optical properties of both the pigment and gelatin, and a method of translating images into these prints is detailed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9c7b19b0bae245c7a75bd73f5287d67a2023-11-20T01:46:53ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492020-05-012511246810.3390/molecules25112468The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment FilmsDamien Jon Leech0Walter Guy1Susanne Klein2Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol BS3 2JT, UKCentre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol BS3 2JT, UKCentre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol BS3 2JT, UKThe Woodburytype is a 19th century photomechanical technique capable of producing high-quality continuous-tone prints. It uses pigment dispersed in gelatin to produce a 2.5D print, in which the effect of varying tone is produced by a variation in the print height. We propose a method of constructing full colour prints in this manner, using a CMY colour model. This involves the layering of multiple translucent pigmented gelatin films and tracking how the perceived colour of these stacks changes with varying height. A set of CMY inks is constructed, taking into account the optical properties of both the pigment and gelatin, and a method of translating images into these prints is detailed.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/11/2468printingcolour reproductiongelatinwoodburytypeKubelka–Munk theoryphotography |
| spellingShingle | Damien Jon Leech Walter Guy Susanne Klein The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films Molecules printing colour reproduction gelatin woodburytype Kubelka–Munk theory photography |
| title | The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films |
| title_full | The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films |
| title_fullStr | The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films |
| title_short | The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films |
| title_sort | polychromatic woodburytype colour tracking in translucent patterned gelatin pigment films |
| topic | printing colour reproduction gelatin woodburytype Kubelka–Munk theory photography |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/11/2468 |
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