Re: Artists' tape

[Paul Viapiano <viapiano@pacbell.net>]

Loris...

Yes, I am sure that my clearing is perfect with my workflow, although I 
think it may be a good idea to dbl check when getting new batches of 
paper...

Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Loris Medici" <mail@loris.medici.name>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:21 AM
Subject: Re: Artists' tape


> I do exactly as you do! Yes, that's not elegant but works well enough. On
> the other hand, coating a slightly larger area and then masking it with
> rubylith (or with a white border in the digital positive file) is a better
> practice to be sure that your processing (development and more importantly
> clearing) is good enough. Could be omitted, if you're absolutely sure
> about your processing. But it's always better to be on the safe side...
> (Reminding that I also do as you do -> but with a weird feeling in my
> stomach ;)
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
>
> 16 Nisan 2009, Perşembe, 5:59 pm tarihinde, Paul Viapiano yazmış:
> > Morning everyone...
> >
> > I use 3m blue low-tack painter's tape...and here's what I do. I pull off 
> > a
> > piece and stick it on my clothes (clean, of course, no pet hairs) a few
> > times. It's ready to go and will pull off cleanly. I use it for a lot of
> > things in the darkroom, but esp like it for delineating the edges of 
> > pt/pd
> > prints before coating. Perfectly clean edge lines...and after the coating
> > dries it comes right off, slap your neg on, another tiny piece or two to
> > hold the paper with the neg, and voila! No more messing around with
> > rubylith...I love the stuff!
> >
> > Paul