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Alternative process
AdvancedAquaprint
The precision of photography, the luminosity of watercolour
Aquaprint — our name for gum print — uses a pre-sensitized VP gum into which you incorporate your powder pigments. After sizing with transparent gesso, application by brush and foam roller, Luminograph exposure, the N°06 developer followed by hot water clearing reveals your image. Three variants: Color (CMYK four-colour), Sanguine (raw sienna) and Monochrome (deep black).
The pictorialist heritage
This process allows the artist to physically intervene on the image during development. Using powder pigments, one creates images that are as much drawings as photographs. Early 20th-century pictorialists made it their technique of choice. The VP kit eliminates all the complex chemistry of the old process: the gum is already pre-sensitized.
Materials
640 gsm watercolour paper · Transparent gesso · VP Gum (pre-sensitized) · VP Developer N°06 · Powder pigments · Foam roller
Three variants
100% non-toxic
All our chemistry is reformulated by Vision Picturale to be safe for home use. No toxic products whatsoever.
In 4 steps
How it works
Prepare
Scald the 640 gsm sheet, then apply 4 coats of transparent gesso (sizing).
Calibrate
Melt the VP gum in a bain-marie, mix in your powder pigment, apply by brush then roll with a foam roller.
Expose
Expose with the Luminograph (2 to 5 min depending on pigment — negative).
Reveal
Develop 10 s in diluted N°06 bath, then clear in hot water (40°C) — the image appears before your eyes.
Complete kit
Aquaprint
Aquaprint — our name for gum print — uses a pre-sensitized VP gum into which you incorporate your powder pigments. After sizing with transparent gesso, application by brush and foam roller, Luminograph exposure, the N°06 developer followed by hot water clearing reveals your image. Three variants: Color (CMYK four-colour), Sanguine (raw sienna) and Monochrome (deep black).
