Other color processes are being developed which will open up new profit possibilities in virtually every one of the picture specialties covered in this book. One which is comparatively new and hardly exploited at all is the Flexichrome process, which makes it possible to produce a good color print from a black and white negative. In this process the colors are applied by hand but the final result bears no resemblance to the ordinary tinted picture. Rather the picture looks like a good color lithograph. Anyone who becomes an expert at making good Flexichrome prints probably could count on a number of years during which he would have little competition.
The visible spectrum is huge and the color possibilities almost limitless. For example, a red scheme can vary from crimson to scarlet, peach to shocking pink, and it can be adapted to very different living areas. In a formal dining room, lit for evening entertaining, rich crimson tones can be very romantic - suffusing the entire decor from tablecloth to patterned fabrics and carpet.
Q Select the paint color for the background and paint the walls. Next, choose the color for your top coat. If you are working with an oil-based eggshell paint you will need to thin it (3 parts top color to 1 part mineral spirits). Choose a top coat color that is either close in tone or contrasts with your Wall color. With dry-brushing, you can cover the background color completely, so your top coat is the color you will see on your finished walls.
Other color processes are being developed which will open up new profit possibilities in virtually every one of the picture specialties covered in this book. One which is comparatively new and hardly exploited at all is the Flexichrome process, which makes it possible to produce a good color print from a black and white negative. In this process the colors are applied by hand but the final result bears no resemblance to the ordinary tinted picture. Rather the picture looks like a good color lithograph. Anyone who becomes an expert at making good Flexichrome prints probably could count on a number of years during which he would have little competition.