masa questions Re: Paper negatives- Ink Selection
On Oct 16, 2008, at 7:25 AM, Keith Gerling wrote: As I think I have discussed before, I like to humidify the paper prior to coating to make it less "grabby". Masa doesn't work that way. In an interim step between humidification and thinner emulsion, I was spraying the surface of the paper with water. Since I was diluting it anyway, as a move towards More Consistancy and Less Loosey Goosey I just added the water to the mix. Keith, I was just about to ask you a couple more questions about masa, and I find you've answered one of them here; it had to do with the "grabbiness" of the paper. I find this paper "grabby" (smooth side, sized) in a way that no other paper I've ever used has been. I don't much like adding water; it does make the paper less grabby, but I don't like the printing qualities of the water-added emulsion. It also seems to promote pigment stain, and the added water makes the paper more wavy/wrinkly while coating. Which leads to the other question; do you have any special tricks for registering this paper? I'm managing so far but finding it rather difficult and time-consuming and a little more hair-raisingly uncertain than I'm comfortable with. I've learned how to handle the paper in developing and drying so it dries after each printing perfectly flat and smooth, but in coating especially with added water, it gets wavy again; the coated paper dries that way, all corrugated, which makes it difficult to register. Any thoughts, suggestions? I realize I'm crossing threads here, sorry. Katharine
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