[alt-photo] Re: Yupo as a support vs Fabriano Artistico for temperaprint

[Loris Medici]

A slick surface - such as Yupo - would work much better than Fabriano
Artistico. With temperaprint the exposed layer is not much soluble therefore
you develop by abrasion; with Fabriano this may lead to excessive staining
of the base and/or may cause harm to the surface... Plus, you often need to
do many thin layers with temperaprint (>= 6), therefore a quick drying
support is much better for sake of keeping your motivation up. (Watercolor
paper takes considerable time to dry; 2-3 hours minimum...) As a last note:
You don't need to neutralize the paper for temperaprint; the process isn't
affected negatively from the alkaline buffer. (Maybe slight speed loss - if
any...)

Regards,
Loris.

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Subject: [alt-photo] Yupo as a support vs Fabriano Artistico for
temperaprint

I wonder if anyone has tried using the acid washed Fabriano Artistico paper
for temperaprint. It sounds tempting, as it might register well enough,
after being 'pre-shrunk'?... or perhaps the 'tooth' of the paper gets to be
'out of hand' for this purpose with the repeated washings/gentle brushing
for the removal of un-exposed dichromate/pigment?