RE: Question about Masa paper
Dave, FWIW: It's sized but more absorbent than many papers (absorbent yes, but not to the point of acting like blotting paper). It works with Cyanotype without any additional sizing - can't speak for gum... Regards, Loris. -----Original Message----- From: Dave Soemarko [mailto:fotodave@dsoemarko.us] Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 9:36 AM To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: RE: Question about Masa paper Katherine, Is this paper the unsized and absorbent type? Did you size it before printing or just used it unsized? Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Katharine Thayer [mailto:kthayer@pacifier.com] > Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 2:23 AM > To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca > Subject: Re: Question about Masa paper > > > On Jan 22, 2007, at 11:14 PM, Katharine Thayer wrote: > > Two reasons why you might: it dries quick as a wink, and > the smooth > > side is very smooth and coats nicely. It's hard to find a really > > smooth surface that's also easy to coat. > > A third reason to consider this paper: it's 69 cents a sheet. kt
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