Hi Nelson ,
name's Colin , and thank you , It's nice to be among artists of such high caliber here. Re ; heat tinting , the flatness of the sheet is essential for lasting and varied ' rainbow colours ' , just as the flatness of puddle water with oil on it will produce beautiful light refractions .
As I was saying in the above comment , exposure to oxygen is the key factor , "greening" copper is a very slow process even in outdoor conditions as you probably know . Anneal and "fire paint " your sheet , keep it indoors and it will preserve as long as any comparable medium under similar circumstances .
As far as sharing the techniques I don't mind because A) There is so little real interest in what I do that it's not a danger ;) B) I challenge people to take it further than me! Show me something new I can add to my repertoire . C) that's what I figured this site was about , exchange .
I appreciate your sound questions and hope I answered them clearly , thank you ,
Colin
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Hi Nelson , name's Colin ,
Hi Nelson ,
name's Colin , and thank you , It's nice to be among artists of such high caliber here. Re ; heat tinting , the flatness of the sheet is essential for lasting and varied ' rainbow colours ' , just as the flatness of puddle water with oil on it will produce beautiful light refractions .
As I was saying in the above comment , exposure to oxygen is the key factor , "greening" copper is a very slow process even in outdoor conditions as you probably know . Anneal and "fire paint " your sheet , keep it indoors and it will preserve as long as any comparable medium under similar circumstances .
As far as sharing the techniques I don't mind because A) There is so little real interest in what I do that it's not a danger ;) B) I challenge people to take it further than me! Show me something new I can add to my repertoire . C) that's what I figured this site was about , exchange .
I appreciate your sound questions and hope I answered them clearly , thank you ,
Colin