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From analogue to digital in fine monochrome |
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Part one in a four-part series of step-by-step guides, by Barry Thornton The Monochrome Group would like you to come and speak to them again in 2003. How are you fixed?’ said Andrew. ‘I know you have moved to digital now, and quite a few of our members have too, though many haven’t. Mostly the people using digital are printing colour - not many monochrome. I suppose I should make the move too - it’s the coming thing isn’t it? It won’t be long before materials for the traditional processes begin to dry up, though there’s no sign yet. But there are more and more materials coming out all the time for inkjet aren’t there? The trouble is that I spend most of my day at work in front of a computer, and I don’t want to sit staring at a screen at home as well. And Photoshop’s such a steep learning curve I’ve heard too.’ I listened. I understood. I knew just how Andrew felt. I knew because I had felt it too a couple of years ago. Andrew has spent a long time building up his expertise in traditional monochrome, and he loves the medium and has been prepared to put himself out to nurture its existence with an enthusiasts group over some time. There’s a fear for him, as for me and a lot of other dedicated people like him, that the new technology will abolish the means to use and enjoy the old. Simultaneously, there is a fear of the new. In the early 20th century, Britannia ruled the waves, and how. The Royal Navy’s fleet was maintained at more than the size of the next two biggest navies in the world combined. The home fleet alone numbered more than 600 ships, and there were several other fleets. And they threw it all away virtually overnight. How? They invented the Dreadnaught battleship. It was so advanced that it simply rendered all other ships virtually impotent. At a stroke they abolished their lead over all other naval powers because their advantage in numbers was removed. All other navies could, and did, copy the Dreadnaught and Britain found itself in a deadly race to out-build the rivals, especially Germany. Of course Britain couldn’t not invent the Dreadnaught. If they didn’t somebody else would, and steal a march. >>Next page |
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