[alt-photo] Re: Sizing

[Diana Bloomfield]

Hi Johnny,

I've never had that problem with curling on Fabriano, either.  The  
"hot press" 140 lb Fabriano is the one I really like the least,  but I  
never experienced the curling with it.  Perhaps there's a 90 lb weight  
that you're using?   I could see that curling.

Diana
On Dec 8, 2011, at 6:56 AM, Tomas Sobota wrote:

> Johnny,
>
> You probably meant to say "...once it's *dry* it curls up ..."?
>
> Anyway, I work with Fabriano papers, among others, and I have never
> experienced such a heavy curling as to make printing impossible. And  
> I size
> with a brush on one side of the paper only.
>
> Try to follow Paul's advice and use the Fabriano without sizing, it  
> perhaps
> will work for you.
>
> Tom
>
> On Thu, Dec 8, 2011 at 12:29 PM, Johnny Brian  
> <limnidytis at netins.net> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for everyones feedback. I'll try resizing the paper with  
>> gelatin
>> and gluteraldehyde. I used the glyoxal because it came in the B&S  
>> kit. The
>> gelatin/glyoxal does seem to slightly yellow the paper. I've also  
>> tried
>> printing on Fabriano paper, but (for me) once it's wet it curls up  
>> like a
>> potato chip and I can't flatten it enough for printing. I've also  
>> printed
>> on Stonehenge and Lana in addition to the Arches and none of these  
>> curl
>> like the Fabriano.
>> Johnny Brian
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