RE: Artistico Unsized?
Actually, I also got a veiling effect (as you describe it) on unsized Artistico. The scan of the print shows it; see the bottom right corner, the levels were set to make uncoated paper full white and there's clearly some tone in the outside borders (the scan slightly exaggerates the effect - it's not as bad as it looks on the screen...) For the moment it doesn't bothers me, I'll see if it goes even worse after 2 more coats. Will definitely size if I don't like the final state of the print. Regards, Loris. -----Original Message----- From: zphoto@montana.net [mailto:zphoto@montana.net] Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 4:38 PM To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca Subject: Re: Artistico Unsized? Judy said: I myself found that with my usual materials and methods I >never did a print without added external sizing that satisfied me. >Maybe I lack finesse -- whatever, that was my experience. Amen, sista! I spent one summer using unsized Artistico and the gum prints were acceptable but somewhat veiled. When i finally bit the bullet and sized as my general rule, it was infinitely more predictable and acceptable. I did two unsized prints recently and found the same issue again and threw both prints out. For my practice, sizing is necessary. You can NOT size--Sam Wang doesn't--but I agree with Hamish and Judy that sizing is a good thing. It makes my life easier. ...
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