When I had problems with W&N paints in carbon tissue making last year I posted it to the list and somebody pointed me to a dissertation that described exactly what I was seeing. It could be pigment specific and not the entire line of paints. I use W&N paints for gum printing with no problems.
Marek
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 08:34:56 +0200 From: damiano.bianca@gmail.com Subject: Re: Carbon on glass with back exposure To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
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I have used tube watercolors and powdered pigments. Winsor and Newton watercolors DO NOT WORK.Theyhave a preservative that spontaneously hardensthe gelatin as it dries.
thanks for your post, but I'm surprised about W&N. I use these products without problems. damiano
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