Handtinting Photographs: Materials, Techniques, and Special Effects

by Judy Martin and Annie Clobeck

Book Overview

Fine hardcover, w/ nf dj, one closed tear on lower right corner, 1989 Copyright Amanuesis Books Limited. First published in America by North Light Books, Printed in Italy by STIGE Turin. 160 pages by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0891343032
• ISBN13: 9780891343035
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Northlight
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 1.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.6" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Handtinting Photographs

Handtinting has been an accepted art technique since Victorian times when subtle and charming effect were created on portraits and postcards. Today it has been rediscovered by photographers all over the world as an exciting way of enhancing their work. Handtinting Photographs takes the reader through the history of the art from the early Victorian prints to the garish, exuberent photographs of the thirties; from the fashion shots of the seventies to the handtinted pop videos of the eighties. Practical step-by-step chapters reveal the myriad of ways in which modern handtinters create their dramitic effects using watercolours, photographic dyes, blendable pencils and oil colours, masking and airbrushing, blending and bleaching back. In addition, invaluable 'before-and-after' photographs show how and why the artist chose to hadtint the picture and comparisons reveal the dramatic change of emphasis. This is followed by an inspirational gallery of beautiful work from the world of fashion, advertising, and pop music as well as fine examples of landscapes and still lifes. From the professional with access to darkroom facilities to the amateur with little more than a black-and-white print and a paintbrush, this book will inspire and stimulate anyone who is interested in photography, illustration and graphic design. --- from book's dustjacket.