Re: PVA size concentration for gum printing

[Paul Viapiano <viapiano@pacbell.net>]

That's what I meant, John...the original size stays on.

Paul



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Brewer" <john@johnbrewerphotography.com>
To: <alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 1:04 PM
Subject: RE: PVA size concentration for gum printing


> > John, the article does not say that he sizes the paper
> My apologies Paul, I misread the article.
>
> Thinking about it he might not need to if he's not preshrinking, as that
> removes some of the internal size.
>
> John.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Viapiano [mailto:viapiano@pacbell.net]
> Sent: 13 October 2009 20:56
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: PVA size concentration for gum printing
>
>
> John, the article does not say that he sizes the paper. It does say that 
> he
> experimented with preshrink and resizing, but then started using the
> aluminum sheets, a method devised by Dick Sullivan.
>
> I'm pretty sure he does not size...and I'm pretty sure Fab will hold 
> pigment
>
> integrity through 3 water cycles, that is if pigment ratios aren't super
> high or using blacks or using forced development. But hey, what do I know?
> Just some thoughts based on limited experience...
>
> Paul