Re: masa questions Re: Paper negatives- Ink Selection
Hi Katherine, The paper does get pretty wavy. The thin nature of the paper makes it very easy to register a negative over a coated image. I usually register the part of the image that I find most important (usually the center), tape things together, put it in a contact frame and hope for the best. My pictures are pretty large and I find that the problems seem to even each other out, if that makes any sense. On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Katharine Thayer <kthayer@pacifier.com> wrote: > > 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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