[alt-photo] Re: thick vellum for pt/pd

[kerik at kerik.com]

Swiss opaline was a great paper. I still have a stash of it, but no 
longer available on the market.

Clearprint makes a slightly heavier version called 1025. A list of 
their products is here:

http://www.clearprintpapercompany.com/media/vellums.html

The "H" varieties are printed with a grid, so be careful not to order 
those by mistake (except, apparently the thinnest 1000H version).

-Kerik
www.kerik.com


> Clay, THAT WAS IT!!! Swiss Opaline! Bummer.
> Chris
>
> Christina Z. Anderson
> christinaZanderson.com
>
> On Dec 20, 2011, at 8:23 AM, clay at clayharmon.com wrote:
>
>> I like the rolls of Clearprint 1020H drafting vellum when I need a 
>> heavier vellum. Tape the corners down before coating and use 2 thinner 
>> coats instead of one thick coat (at least for platinum/palladium) . It 
>> does not need acidification. It is too bad that Swiss Opaline was 
>> discontinued about a decade ago. It was a super nice paper.
>>
>> On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:15 AM, Christina Anderson wrote:
>>
>>> Years ago I purchased a bunch of different papers to try with 
>>> alt--it would have been 2003, in fact. I purchased one really nice 
>>> vellum paper that was THICK, not like Bienfang or whatnot that are in 
>>> pads and very flimsy. I think it might have been Canson Opalux vellum 
>>> but I don't know. I have been going through the list and there is 
>>> mention of "Bee Vellum" by Jeffrey Mathias (now into 1999, the year 
>>> of Prince).  Has anyone tried this, and, if not, can you recommend a 
>>> thick, sturdy vellum for alt? I just loved this one vellum I used 
>>> back then, but I wasn't so great with labeling papers, which has come 
>>> back to bite me in the butt.
>>> Chris