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Terry
Keep up your great work!!
Judea bitumen is a fossil organic material made up of hydrocarbons.
Provenance: bitumen taken from Lake Asphaltite, in ancient Judea.
Use: to be used as an ink or a varnish. It is diluted in turpentine to obtain very beautiful patinas on gold and copper in particular, but also on plasters or as a coloring agent for wood. It can be used mixed with wax (encaustic patina), or oil.
In small proportion in the wax, it can be used to reveal the pores of the wood.
I use it as a wash. Very diluted otherwise everything turns to brown. Look for it in the art suppliers / art-restorers department.
But I explained this a few times before.... Same for the wood coloring... browse thru my discussions.
We should have an inventory of techniques and materials on this forum where everybody can add things . Perhaps an idea...
Thanks for the response to my question about lighting. Different types of light can really effect colors and tones. There can be pretty dramatic differences between full sun light, open shade and diffused light. Takes some advanced planning to set up for these situations, take the photos and then evaluate which gives the best results. I am often in to much of a rush to do this planning myself.
For many years I exclusively did B&W landscape photography using a gray card and the Ansel Adams Zone System. But digital photography took all the fun and artistry out of it for me. Now I am very lazy and just use my phone to do the work.
Later, Dave S. Tucson, AZ
I located a small bag (.57g) of Bitumen Asphaitum for $7.00 on the net.
Will check it out and experiment.
It is difficult with most here including myself to find what was said by others on some techniques and material subjects stated weeks ago or even months/years ago.
I do try to write things down when I run across a great idea but tend to forget at times..lol .
Again, keep up your great work!
Pap
Maybe you can add your Techniques like the one we are talking about there Robert.
Just a thought.
I cant wait to see Roberts 'twist' on this great kit.
As always his finishes and presentation are unique, so,
I'm looking forward to his next post.
Keep it moving Robert!!
The tarpaper is placed , not directly on the laser cut cardboard, but I placed boards first. Lovely detail seeing them through the worn tarpaper...
I also made the bookcase/shelves for all the papers/files/invoices etc. Yes, I know, eventually very little will be seen of that. That's why I didn't detail more. . Yes, the office building will be fully equipped..
Working on the roof now. More weathering when placed in situ.
More soon.
Love the tarpaper look.
Jerry
Terry
The books are great as is everything you get your hands on. .....Carl.