Further Prick & Pounce Tests

[sbuchler]

I just finished another paper for Your Wardrobe Unlock'd the bulk of which was testing different pounce and fixatives to use with the prick and pounce technique when applied to dark fabrics... and now I'm filled with all sorts of ideas for further tests that ought to be done

Comments

[virginiadear]

'Way back in the art/painting renaissance, "pounce" for the cartoons used to transfer the designs for frescoes was powdered charcoal

[sbuchler]

I tested charcoal and cuttlefish bone and talc as part of my paper already :-)

I don't know how cinnamon will work, hence the desire to test it :-) I found a source recommending it, so... of course I found a source recommending flour too, and that was an abysmal failure.

It's a pity you can't get the descriptive catalogue without giving docstoc money. Does it really give information not on the website? The preview doesn't suggest that it does... (I'm afraid money is too tight right now to just arbitrarily see...)

[virginiadear]

"I tested charcoal and cuttlefish bone and talc as part of my paper already :-)"

Ah. This, I did not know, since it wasn't part of this entry (until now.) I have no subscription to any e-zine such as "Your Wardrobe Unlock'd," but I know you understand how this goes [" (I'm afraid money is too tight right now to just arbitrarily see...)"] It's too tight, here, too: I never get to read your wonderful articles. (:-(

Your first question, under additional pounces [sic] to test, was: "Lacis' blue transfer powder (what is that stuff made of?)"
Because charcoal is such an old pattern transfer powder, and powdered cuttlefish bone is "traditional," I meant those as, ah, almost hypothetical observations; and that what seemed the most logical potential, to me, was or is that Lacis' blue embroidery pattern transfer powder is dyed, powdered cuttlefish bone, or powdered cuttlefish bone mixed with a pigment, or even the pure pigment itself.

For the record: a number of natural artists' pigments are toxic as well as quite expensive.

[gwacie]

"For the record: a number of natural artists' pigments are toxic as well as quite expensive."

Well yes, but I think it's still worth the effort to try them to see how they compare to modern materials so you can make a more informed decision about what cheaper non-toxic method to use.

A small bit of lead white isn't going to hurt you so long as you're not eating it :) and it helps when you know an illuminator who's got the stuff already ;)

[gwacie]

Yay Science!