Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "brani" <brani_mir@h...> 
wrote:
> Does anybody have experience in hand coloring B&W  inkjet prints?
> Any suggestions for ink paper combinations that may work well.
> Brani

Brani,
  
In my day color films were rare. When a customer ordered a color print 
it was colored by hand.  I, as many studio owners, learned that craft 
as a part of photography. 

When a light oil or heavy oil was applied the workflow was:

1. Make a b&w print about 1 stop denser than normal and tone it with 
sepia or brown tone.
2. Apply tint oils with cotton swabs. Often only key parts of the 
print were colored.
3. If a light or heavy oil was wanted, the oil was applied over the 
tint base with brushes using all of the oil painting techniques. 

The silver emulsion required a finish with a slight "tooth" to it to 
hold the tint and oils. In that day, Eastman Tapestry X and Charcoal R 
were used to paint oils. 

Today, Luminos makes that same Tapestry X and Charcoal R in an inkjet 
surface for painting. Go here: 
http://www.tssphoto.com/sp/dg/luminos/index.html to order that paper.

There is almost nothing written about applying oils to photographs. 
There are however a number of short texts about hand tinting. One is 
called "The Official Marshall's Hand coloring Guide and Gallery" by 
Grace and George Schaub. Now books and video tapes about the 
techniques for painting portraits can be found all over the place.

Ebert Steele