We released Pigments Checker v.2.1. We constantly add features to improve this tool: It comes with our new Multispectral Imaging calibration card. Commercial gray cards for photography cannot be used for multispectral imaging since they absorb near UV and violet radiation. We developed a gray card to cover the 400-1000 nm spectral range. It has 6 swatches,
We just delivered a 3-days training program for 3 new guests, Dennis and Pam from San Antonio, Texas and Alessandro, an Italian conservation scientist. Dennis and Pam Baltuskonis own Art Conservation Services in San Antonio, Texas and they are our Intl collaborators. Alessandro works in Bologna, Italy, for a company that stores and transports Fine Art and
CHSOS is in the Scientific Committee of RECH3, the International Meeting on Retouching of Cultural Heritage. Porto, Portugal on October 23-24 We are presenting a poster: “Crowd funded Research: Low-cost Multispectral Imaging” DOWNLOAD RECH3 is one of the largest educational and scientific events on Retouching field, an ideal venue for conservators and scientists to present research results about
We just delivered a 4-days training program for a Fine Art appraiser visiting CHSOS studio from Orlando, Florida, USA. Dennis Devona is a USPAP Certified Appraiser and he runs ARTIFACTS LLC Appraisals. He has being buying and selling Antiques and Fine Arts for over 40 years in all categories as well as pursuing research for
CHSOS is calling for Laboratories and Research Groups interested to collaborate and contribute to the Free and Downloadable spectral database of pigments in Pigments Checker. We already provided Reflectance spectra which can be accessed and downloaded from the interactive table. Reflectance spectroscopy DOWNLOAD Database: A. Cosentino “FORS spectral database of historical pigments in different binders” e-conservation Journal 2,