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bromoil

bromoil

9.9
A photo print that looks like a painting
  • noun
  • /ˈbroʊmoʊˌaɪl/
  • Archaic
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  • The bromoil print displayed rich tones and a painterly quality that impressed all the visitors.

Examples

  • Are you a printmaker who has wanted to try creative printmaking techniques, such as high contrast printing, solarization, posterization, or perhaps the classical methods such as gum-bichromate or bromoil?

    Academic text (2001)

  • The collection has many photographic techniques, such as bromoil and paper negative.

    Academic text (2009)

  • I also dabbled with alternative processes such as platinum-palladium, salt, albumen, and bromoil, using 14x17 contact negatives.

    Academic text (2005)

  • She created a stunning bromoil image that captured the softness of the landscape beautifully.

  • Many photographers appreciate the unique aesthetic of a bromoil print in their portfolios.

Synonyms

print
vsbromoil
106 1.3

A photo printed on paper from a negative or digital file

is a specific handmade photographic result with soft paint like qualities

Compounds

bromoil process
  • Archaic
9.9

An old way to make photos by bleaching a print and painting it with oil ink for a painted look

Surface Forms

bromoil singular
bromoils plural

Morphology

bromoil = oil (semi-transparent) = bromo + oil

The element 'oil' is common, but 'bromo-' is a technical combining form referring to bromide/bromine and is not widely known to general learners, so the compound is only partially recoverable.

Etymology

Bromoil comes from bromide, a chemical used in old photo prints, and oil, because the process uses oil ink on a bromide print to make the image. So a bromoil is a photograph that looks 'soft, paint-like', like a painting.