Re: Somerset Satin for gravure
Hi Keith,
Your assessment of the different papers is interesting. BFK *does* have
a more contrasty look to it. Do you think it's just BFK white or BFK
cream as well?
I'd love to try Somerset Satin... Where's a good place to get it?
Jon
taylordow wrote:
Chris, Susan - I've used Rives BFK but I really like Somerset Satin.
It's beautifully soft and very forgiving. As I said earlier, I always
use a damp pack now as I find it's more consistent than soaking sheets
just prior to printing. Once I remove the paper from the pack, I place
it face up on clean newsprint and just blot it with more newsprint on
the surface, just enough to remove any surface water.
I had the pleasure of spending the morning with Jon Goodman who came
by the studio unexpectedly. He too favours Somerset, which was
reassuring, as I know he used to love Lana Gravure.
Jon - The Hahnemuhle Copperplate warm white is my favourite for my
personal work. The Hahnemuhle Durer Etching is also good paper, but
has a little more texture. I found the Rives BFK gave contrastier
results than any of the other papers mentioned and for my style,
wasn't really appropriate.
Keith.
On Feb 20, 2007, at 11:30 AM, Christina Z. Anderson wrote:
Keith, I am using Weston, Rives BFK 175 weight, and Arches Cover. I
can't believe I didn't think about the paper/water variable. See,
when I first was printing the cigarette smoker I was getting creamy
whites, but then I started getting grainy whites. I just looked and
all the current ones are on Weston, a much thinner paper, as well as
the 175gsm Rives, but the creamy are on the Arches.
I do soak the paper for 5-15 minutes (sometimes longer) and blot
under blotting papers with a rolling pin. Time to go to work, darn....
Chris
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