The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films

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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Main Authors: Damien Jon Leech, Walter Guy, Susanne Klein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Molecules
Subjects:
printing
colour reproduction
gelatin
woodburytype
Kubelka–Munk theory
photography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/11/2468
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spelling doaj-9c7b19b0bae245c7a75bd73f5287d67a2020-11-25T03:04:29ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492020-05-01252468246810.3390/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
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The Polychromatic Woodburytype—Colour Tracking in Translucent, Patterned Gelatin/Pigment Films
Molecules
printing
colour reproduction
gelatin
woodburytype
Kubelka–Munk theory
photography
author_facet Damien Jon Leech
Walter Guy
Susanne Klein
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title 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_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_sort polychromatic woodburytype—colour tracking in translucent, patterned gelatin/pigment films
publisher MDPI AG
series Molecules
issn 1420-3049
publishDate 2020-05-01
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.
topic printing
colour reproduction
gelatin
woodburytype
Kubelka–Munk theory
photography
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/25/11/2468
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