[alt-photo] Re: to shrink or not to shrink

[Paul Viapiano]

Temp is approx 68 degrees F, no sizing, no nothing...

Going to do a second layer momentarily...

p



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeremy Moore" <jeremydmoore at gmail.com>
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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: to shrink or not to shrink


> Paul, what temperature is the water you're developing the print in,
> roundabouts? And are you sizing--if so, with what?
>
> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:57 PM, Paul Viapiano <viapiano at pacbell.net> 
> wrote:
>> Image is approx 6 x 6 inches...
>>
>> I did this on a lark and am pleasantly surprised to see the pin register
>> holes line up as I prepare for the 2nd layer ;-)
>>
>> Paul
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeremy Moore" 
>> <jeremydmoore at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 12:53 PM
>> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: to shrink or not to shrink
>>
>>
>>> Yeah, let's see how the 3rd layer goes on... also, how large is the
>>> image size? It could be an 8x10 on 10x11 paper or a 2x3 on 10x11 paper
>>> and that would make a difference. I know I can't even get away with a
>>> second coat w/o pre-shrinking at an image size of 12"x12".
>>>
>>> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Paul Viapiano <viapiano at pacbell.net>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Well, everyone...just wanted to report that yesterday I made a gum 
>>>> print
>>>> on
>>>> Rives BFK (who the hell knows what flavor), a piece of paper 10 x 11
>>>> inches.
>>>> I did not preshrink. I registered with pinholes and when the first 
>>>> layer
>>>> was
>>>> complete and dried, the paper lined right up with the pinholes of the
>>>> next
>>>> layer's negative. No shrinking!!!
>>>>
>>>> So, it seems that for this size of paper/images I can forego
>>>> preshrinking,
>>>> unless of course it raises its ugly head during the next two layer
>>>> cycles...
>>>>
>>>> Happy printing!
>>>>
>>>> Paul
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