A budget microscope for art examination
I have often been asked what kind of microscope is good for art examination. Briefly, you need a trinocular polarizing microscope with epillumination (from the
Infrared Fluorescence Photography: visible-only lamp
Visible LED lamps have an infrared component other than visible light. This infrared light gives a noise in the infrared fluorescence photography. White LED lamp emits
Winsor & Newton Gouache: Multispectral Imaging
Gouache, from the Italian guazzo, is a method of painting with opaque colors ground in water and thickened with gum and honey. The Head of Conservation
Technical Photography of Historical Pigments
I’m sharing in this post the Technical Photography images of my Historical Pigments swatches collection painted with gum arabic. I used a Nikon D800 36
Microscopy for Art Examination: Identifying textiles
A polarizing microscope is a quick method to identify textiles such as painting canvases. To identify common historical textile such as cotton, hemp, wool, silk