[alt-photo] Re: to shrink or not to shrink (registration)

[Kerik]

Diana,

The added Everclear helps in both cases. And when things go bad, it helps
ease the pain. :-)

Kerik

ps I met a friend of yours in Houston at Fotofest - Rita Bernstein. Nice
lady!


> Thanks, Paul.  Yes, it would be tempting to leave that image as is--
> (or, yikes, put that PVA on for the 3rd layer.)   I do like that
> palette you've used.  Really nicely done.
>
> Now I'm going to go and try a print on some Rives I have here, sans
> pre-shrinking and sizing.  I'll let you know if it turns out to be a
> total disaster.  I'm still adding drops of grain alcohol to my mix,
> for ease in coating (a little tip learned in Kerik's workshop)-- or
> maybe that was also to reduce those little sparkles with gelatin
> sizing?  But that also seems to make things brush on very smoothly,
> plus I like the smell of it.  I have a whole bottle of it here, so I
> have to use it somehow. ;)
>
> Diana