RE: Unwrinkled prints
Title: Re: Unwrinkled prints
I should give that a
try. I always thought that even though the paper was taped, the water would
still go through the gum layer through the paper and eventaully through the
back, but my logic doesn't always work correctly.
:-)
Do you use non-glare
/ etched glass or just regular glass?
Thanks,
Dave
..I have also used a variety of this method for
“direct carbon”... Got the idea from the dry mounting method.. Spread a
generous amount of 5% gelatine on the backside of the paper – smooth out- and
tape down the edges with gaffa tape. Clearing is simply pouring hot water over
the image for a minute. The tape prevents the backside from getting wet
/ washed out. When finished the gel on the backside can be washed off as it is
still soluble.
Originally used sheets of acrylic, but as clearing was
with hot water on one side only of the sheet, the acrylic bends, disturbing
registration and switched to using glass instead...,
While waiting for
the DVD :D this with acrylic...
http://photorelief.googlepages.com/dirc
Don't
look at the image please, just the concept :-)
Halvor
On 2/9/07
9:09 AM, "Dave Soemarko" <fotodave@dsoemarko.us>
wrote:
John,
I used to do
very similar thing: I also used rough-up plexiglass, but I used
non-resoluble glue and paste only the borders. When all is done, I cut the
paper off the plexiglass. Your pasting the whole sheet to the plexiglass
sound interesting, but won't the paper detach from the plexiglass during
development? I assume you are talking about direct carbon
printing.
Dave
From: John Grocott [mailto:john.grocott403@ntlworld.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2007 6:57 PM
To:
The List
Subject: Unwrinkled prints
A 5% gelatine solution brushed over the entire back of
your print paper to stick it to a sheet of plexiglass ( perspex)
will keep it flat. Allow to dry thoroughly.
First, rough
up the surface of the plexi sheet with medium sandpaper so the gel
will adhere. Lay the print sheet face down on another larger sheet
of cheap paper when brushing on the gel. Then, position the plexi
sheet on the gel coated paper and press down with the palm of the
hand smoothing out the contact from the centre of the sheet out
towards the edges. Finally, turn the pack over and continue to
smooth out the contact and flatten air bubbles. Remove the cheap
paper and clean up the edges with tissue. If you are coating with
gel emulsions the sheet will snap off of from the plexi sheet after
the process is done.
Hope
this helps.
A
DVD of this activity, for those with limited visual imagination, may
be available in 2009 at a cost of $45 plus postage and packing.
( Dont freak out. Its a joke )
But,
seriously, this has worked with very thin papers, 40
gsm.
Hope it works for you.
Best wishes.
John Grocott- Photographist-
London-UK
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