[alt-photo] Re: Sizing Problem and ?

[Paul Viapiano]

...or you can try NO sizing at all, which works very well for some papers, 
such as Fabriano Artistico soft press (and hot press)...



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Bryant" <donsbryant at gmail.com>
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Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 3:54 PM
Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Sizing Problem and ?


> Johnny,
>
>>
> BTW I know Don Bryant sizes just fine with glyoxal as I have used some of
> his sized sheets so I don't blame glyoxal per se, just the way I work with
> it.
>>
>
> As Chris mentioned I've sized with Glyoxal, though not in several years as 
> I
> prefer Glut or sizing with Gamblin PVA 1:1.
>
> Since I've not experienced your problem I didn't reply immediately. I 
> think
> Chris has offered some good suggestions though.
>
> When I did size with Glyoxal I used the procedure described in Christopher
> James first book on alternative photography. I had no problems with
> yellowing but the paper surface was very stiff and somewhat rough. At that
> time Chris and I participated in a very long experiment where we taped
> glyoxal hardened paper up on the windows in our home to see if extended
> exposure to UV would cause yellowing., but I'm not sure that really proved
> anything. Chris finally started experimenting with Glut at Clemson and she
> persuaded me to move on from Glyoxal.
>
> If you have a lot of paper already sized then you might do as Chris 
> suggests
> below.
>
> If you have but a few sheets then I might be tempted to set the paper 
> aside.
>
>
> When I size with gelatin I size parent sized sheets and use a 3% gelatin
> solution, about 37 ml of hot gelatin are brushed on to about 600 square
> inches of paper, brushing side to side and then top to bottom. 37 ml of
> gelatin will be more than enough and the excess is brushed off the edges 
> of
> the paper and wicked up with paper towels. I do a lot of these sheets in a
> session and hang to dry in my garage. Working this way is lot of grunt 
> work
> but when I'm finished sizing paper is over for a while.
>
> As Chris also suggests, try some Gamblin (or other PVA diluted 1:1 or 
> 1:2 -
> experiment to see which is the least you can get away with.).
>
> Keep at it you and you will resolve your problems.
>
> Don Bryant
>
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>
> Don
>
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