Hand tined black and white photos.

[Pacco J Pompei.]

I have added to this Print Metallic colors to give the Photo an added dimension. I use gold metallic, silver metallic, or copper metallic paints. Dali Salvador, Friedensreich Hundertwasser, and Gustav Klimt applied different types of metallic colors to their paintings to some degree.

I have found a technique that allows me to add metallic colors to my hand tinted black and white photos. This Black and white photo Hand tinted the "Classic way", never computer aided in any way. I use color film to produce my Black and white Print. My photos are produced on fiber based, double weight black and white printing paper. All of my photos are toned with selenium, copper, sepia, gold, nickel, platinum-palladium, coffee's, or tea's.


My next project that I will complete before new year is my stereo hand tinted photo art using mirrors placed at a 45 degree angle; the late Dali Salvador had many failed attempts making a stereo picture work using stainless steel, polished aluminum dishes, metals and of course mirrors. Philippe Devaud (2001) from Switzerland had the opportunity to work with Dali in the early eighties. Philippe had a theory on how to solve Dali’s problem with the double image that distorted his stereo art work. Philippe noticed that the double image was due to the rear silver coating, stereo pictures that worked were merely a choice of mirrors. Philippe had that discovered that if you use a front coated mirror the double ghost image disappears. I have worked with Philippe on several projects, I met Philippe in 1992. I apply this same theory to my stereo photo art.