I have come across a number of old images which share a process with which I'm not familiar.
The image looks like a standard photo that's been drawn over with pigment--not paint per se, but something like charcoal (the pigment does not rub off, however). The image is basically black and white or at least fairly neutral in color.
Often, the images are about 11x14, done on thick stock. Sometimes, they are framed under oval, convex glass. The pigmented layer may flake off with age.
Does anyone know about this technique and when it was popular?
I've attached a rather poor snapshot of one if that helps.
The image looks like a standard photo that's been drawn over with pigment--not paint per se, but something like charcoal (the pigment does not rub off, however). The image is basically black and white or at least fairly neutral in color.
Often, the images are about 11x14, done on thick stock. Sometimes, they are framed under oval, convex glass. The pigmented layer may flake off with age.
Does anyone know about this technique and when it was popular?
I've attached a rather poor snapshot of one if that helps.
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