Paper and ink.
I’ve seen some lovely images today for the Smile on Saturday group’s Pic of Paper theme this week. All sorts of images of pretty paper shapes and crafted objects.
Well one this isn’t, I’m afraid. Typical left-brainer I guess I went for answering my self-posed question about which of the qualities of paper I like best.
I’ve always wanted to be a watercolour painter, but I can’t draw for twopence though so that was doomed. I went back to wanting to be an astronaut or a fireman instead.
I love the way colours bleed together in wet watercolours. The abstract creations you get from the diffusion patterns of the pigments in the paper I find fascinating.
So this is a macro of cartridge paper backlit with my trusty LED lightbox. It’s a macro just over 5 centimetres across. The backlighting really emphasising the pools of pigment trapped in the fibre cells of the paper. It also reveals the texture in the paper. It’s prettier with front lighting but this is hard science we’re doing lol.
I used four Diamine fountain pen inks, loading a toothpick with an ink and then touching the paper which I’d previously wet. The colours were Scarlet, Imperial Purple, Dark Green and Royal Blue. Interestingly the purple seems to resolve into a mix of the scarlet and blue.
So we have it. An abstract image of sorts that demonstrates one of the qualities of paper I enjoy.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image. Happy Sliders Sunday :)
[Developed and processed in Affinity Photo. Sorting out the white balance (the paper was creamy) and the contrast, colour and exposure was a nightmare… Very slight dark vignette.]
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