[alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives

[Paul Viapiano]

Laura...you're right. Rub a block of wax on the heated paper on the stove.

That image is on Fab EW hot press.

Paul


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laura V" <laura at lavatop.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 5:08 AM
Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Paper Negatives


> Paul, nice effect on the Rives...I love the Lone Tree. Is the one on 
> Fabriano hot pressed or cold?
>
> I've tried the same ink jet paper you used for paper negatives, but I 
> oiled them with baby oil instead of waxing. I found registration really 
> difficult because the paper neg was not very transparent, and I register 
> by eyeball. I was printing on Fabriano hot pressed, and didn't notice any 
> remarkably different effect than if I had used OHP. (I didn't test the 
> same image with OHP though, so that's not a scientific observation). I was 
> surprised that my exposure time was the same as I would have used for OHP.
>
> When you say you "melt the beeswax" on the paper, so you mean you just rub 
> the block of wax over the heated paper on the stove, or do you melt the 
> wax separately and then brush it on?
>
> Thanks!
> Laura
>
>
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