All Outputs (17)

Colour printing techniques and new developments in colour printing (2017)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2017). Colour printing techniques and new developments in colour printing. In J. Best (Ed.), Colour design: Theories and application (589-618). London: Woodhead Publishing Ltd

Invited chapter in the book Colour Design: Theories and Applications. In PART 3 COLOUR, DESIGN AND COLORATION this chapter covers: - Hardcopy colour: analogue versus digital - Colour theory in relation to printing - Overview of halftoning and... Read More about Colour printing techniques and new developments in colour printing.

An exploration of alternative computer aided methods for multi-colour woodblock printing (2015)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., Olen, M., Baar, T., Vortiz Segovia, M., & Mccallion, P. (2015). An exploration of alternative computer aided methods for multi-colour woodblock printing. In A. Tsekova, L. Ballantyne, C. Andrei, & A. McInnes (Eds.), IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference (309-314). China: China Academy of Art Press

Inspired by the traditional Chiaroscuro woodblock printing techniques of the 16th century, we have explored the use of producing relief print impressions as a means to evaluate the surface rendered with 2.5D and 3D printing technologies. This work b... Read More about An exploration of alternative computer aided methods for multi-colour woodblock printing.

Painting by numbers: The development of texture in digitally printed artworks (2015)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., O'Dowd, P., & Harding, M. (2015). Painting by numbers: The development of texture in digitally printed artworks. In C. Andrei, L. Ballantyne, A. McInnes, & A. Tsekova (Eds.), IMPACT 9 International Printmaking Conference (256-261). China: China Academy of Art Press

This paper considers alternative approaches to image making and printing that moves from the on-screen representation of images and painting applications, to the physical generation and methods for surface deposition or 2.5D printing. The research i... Read More about Painting by numbers: The development of texture in digitally printed artworks.

The art and science of colour perception and reproduction (2014)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2014). The art and science of colour perception and reproduction. In B. Wilson, B. Hawkins, & S. Sim (Eds.), Art, Science and Cultural Understanding (100-117). Illinois, USA: Common Ground Publishing LLC

Chapter 6 in Art, Science and Cultural Understanding covers a brief exploration of the differences in reproduction. A history of the art and science of colour. Forming pictures in the brain: colour appearance, perception, and neuroscience. Reproducti... Read More about The art and science of colour perception and reproduction.

Blueprints for colour mixing: Towards 2.5D textural printing (2014)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2014). Blueprints for colour mixing: Towards 2.5D textural printing. In P. L. Harrison, E. Shemilt, & A. Watson (Eds.), Borders and Crossings: The Artist as Explorer (180-185). Dundee: Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

As a result of the current advances in inkjet colour management and halftoning the significant impact of inkjet printing has meant that the artist can now take for granted high-quality colour and resolution in their printed images. Now that the digit... Read More about Blueprints for colour mixing: Towards 2.5D textural printing.

Colour mixing in the twenty-first century: the craft of the digital (2013)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., Clarke, M., & Ball, P. (2013). Colour mixing in the twenty-first century: the craft of the digital. In P. Stubbs (Ed.), Colour in the Making From Old Wisdom to New Brilliance. London: Black Dog Publishing

Dr Carinna Parraman was invited to contribute a chapter to the book 'Colour in the Making', a visual history of art and design told through the materials of colour—from the discovery and use of early earth pigments through lakes to organic chemistry... Read More about Colour mixing in the twenty-first century: the craft of the digital.

Colour in hardcopy (2012)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2012). Colour in hardcopy. In J. Best (Ed.), Colour Design: Theories and application. Woodhead Publishing Limited, Cambridge

Colour print workflow and methods for multi-layering of colour and decorative inks using UV inkjet for fine-art printing (2012)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., & Laidler, P. (2012). Colour print workflow and methods for multi-layering of colour and decorative inks using UV inkjet for fine-art printing. In R. Eschbach, G. G. Marcu, & A. Rizzi (Eds.), Color Imaging XVII: Displaying, Processing, Hardcopy (8292-38). USA: SPIE

The current inkjet market is mainly composed of two dimensional printers, paper and vinyl printing, 3D CAD, solvent wide-format and UV printing onto paper, plastics and board. Inkjet is ubiquitously used as a proofing or prototyping tool in preparati... Read More about Colour print workflow and methods for multi-layering of colour and decorative inks using UV inkjet for fine-art printing.

3D printing of transparent glass (2012)
Book Chapter
Huson, D., Parraman, C., Klein, S., Simske, S., Walters, P., Adams, G., & Hoskins, S. (2012). 3D printing of transparent glass. In P. Benning, S. Silence, S. Simske, & W. Zapka (Eds.), NIP28/Digital Fabrication 2012 Technical Programme and Proceedings (336-337). Springfield, VA: IS&T: The Society for Imaging and Technology

Peer reviewed conference paper given at Digital Fabrication 2012/NIP28, 28th International Conference on Digital Printing Technologies, 3D Printing panel. Traditional assembly line manufacturing is speculative, costly and environmentally unsustainabl... Read More about 3D printing of transparent glass.

Dark texture in artworks (2011)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2011). Dark texture in artworks. In R. Eschbach, G. G. Marcu, & A. Rizzi (Eds.), SPIE Proceedings. USA: SPIE. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.915374

This presentation highlights issues relating to the digital capture printing of 2D and 3D artefacts and accurate colour reproduction of 3D objects. There are a range of opportunities and technologies for the scanning and printing of two-dimensional a... Read More about Dark texture in artworks.

3D printing in colour: technical evaluation and creative applications (2011)
Book Chapter
Walters, P., Huson, D., Parraman, C., & Stanić, M. (2011). 3D printing in colour: technical evaluation and creative applications. In S. Hoskins (Ed.), Impact 6 Proceedings (31-39). Bristol: Impact Press, University of the West of England

In this paper we report on an ongoing interdisciplinary investigation into the capabilities of colour 3D printing technologies, and present examples of the application of these technologies within art and design practice. The paper demonstrates that... Read More about 3D printing in colour: technical evaluation and creative applications.

3D printing and colour: A multidisciplinary investigation (2011)
Book Chapter
Huson, D., Parraman, C., & Walters, P. (2011). 3D printing and colour: A multidisciplinary investigation. In S. Hoskins (Ed.), IMPACT 6 Multidisciplinary Printmaking Conference Proceedings (31-38). Bristol: Unviersity of the West of England

We present ongoing research undertaken within the Centre for Fine Print Research at the University of the West of England, which aims to investigate and exploit new 3D printing and fabrication technologies within the context of the Fine and Applied A... Read More about 3D printing and colour: A multidisciplinary investigation.

Developing the CREATE Network in Europe (2011)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., & Rizzi, A. (2011). Developing the CREATE Network in Europe. In C. Brebbia, C. Greated, & M. W. Collins (Eds.), Colour in Art, Design and Nature (141-143). WIT Press

Chapter included in the book Colour in Art, Design and Nature. This book is ambitiously inter-disciplinary. Its eleven works, in full colour, form a striking contribution to the commonwealth of colour studies and to a possible unification of C. P. Sn... Read More about Developing the CREATE Network in Europe.

From drypoint to inkjet (2009)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., & Morby, N. (2009). From drypoint to inkjet. In J. Colborne, & R. Fisherman Snyder (Eds.), Printed on Paper: The Techniques, History and Conservation of Printed Media (170-176). Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne: Arts and Social Sciences Academic Press

This conference paper was given at the Printed on Paper Conference, 5th-7th September 2007, The Sage Conference Centre, Gateshead, UK. It presents research in collaboration with the Prints and Drawings Department at Tate Britain London. The databas... Read More about From drypoint to inkjet.

What happens to prints during storage? To evaluate the whiteness of artists’ enhanced inkjet papers and colour changes in relation to fading of ink (2006)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., & Wang, H. Q. (2006). What happens to prints during storage? To evaluate the whiteness of artists’ enhanced inkjet papers and colour changes in relation to fading of ink. In R. Thompson, A. Manning, & J. Townsend (Eds.), Conference Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Preservation and Conservation Issues Related to Digital Printing and Digital Photography (14-23). Institute of Physics

The tests emulate a range of storage conditions by generating layers of printed inkjet test charts to determine what happens to prints during storage and over time. For the home user of photo-printers onto glossy media, storage conditions for printed... Read More about What happens to prints during storage? To evaluate the whiteness of artists’ enhanced inkjet papers and colour changes in relation to fading of ink.

Fading characteristics of dye based and pigment based inks on artists' uncoated and coated printmaking papers (2003)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C. (2003). Fading characteristics of dye based and pigment based inks on artists' uncoated and coated printmaking papers. In R. Thompson, & A. Manning (Eds.), Conference Proceedings of the Second International Conference on: Preservation and Conservation Issues Related to Digital Printing and Digital Photography (53-59). Institute of Physics

The objective for this paper was to present an overview of colour changes or fading, the relationship of ink on paper and using microphotography to illustrate the changes. In consulation with John Purcell Paper, Cranfield Inks and funding through He... Read More about Fading characteristics of dye based and pigment based inks on artists' uncoated and coated printmaking papers.

The application of colour management systems to improve the quality of ink jet printing on fine art paper (2003)
Book Chapter
Parraman, C., Wang, H. Q., & Purcell, J. (2003). The application of colour management systems to improve the quality of ink jet printing on fine art paper. In R. Thompson, & A. Manning (Eds.), Conference Proceedings of the Second International Conference on: Preservation and Conservation Issues Related to Digital Printing and Digital Photography (78-83). Institute of Physics

There have in recent years been improvements in the quality of print achieved using large format inkjet printers with stable pigmented ink sets on fine art inkjet papers coated with an ink receptive layer. Increasingly professional photographers, gr... Read More about The application of colour management systems to improve the quality of ink jet printing on fine art paper.