On 9 September 2011 07:02, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > What is often called "hand-tinted" was more likely done with stencils > in a semi-automatic process called the Pathécolor process, which was > originally developed for postcards and wallpaper. The example Ann > shows was likely just a one-color wash on the blooms. The process > could be repeated with multiple colors and eventually was used to > create color slides and movies long before the invention of true color > film. > > http://bioscopic.wordpress.com/2008/04/06/colourful-stories-no-9-they-do-it-with-stencils/ >
I like the sound of that explanation. While there's only a single reference to its "having been adopted from methods used for colouring postcards and wallpaper", the page was about movie print colouring so I mustn't grumble. I would have liked more information on the workflow and the actual colouring medium used for paper rather than film, but overall the explanation fits the appearance of Ann's postcard. Diid anyone notice the addressing of this postcard. It's a sign of much simpler times when an item addressed as sparsely as.... Miss Myrtle Jacobson Park Ridge Ill .... successfully arrives at its destination. regards, Anthony "Of what use is lens and light to those who lack in mind and sight" (Anon) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
