[alt-photo] Re: argyrotype and paper

[Christina Anderson]

Thanks, Loris,
I will order some of that, too and give it a try. Coventry Rag seems to be only a couple dollars a sheet so that is really affordable.
I just get so bugged when papers change their sizing or whatnot...
Chris
Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com

On Feb 10, 2011, at 12:41 PM, Loris Medici wrote:

> Christina, I had good experience with Masa a couple of years ago...
> Masa is (was - I don't know its current price) cheap enough. Works
> well with pt/pd and new cyanotype too...
> 
> Regards,
> Loris.
> 
> 
> 2011/2/10 Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>:
>> Francis,
>> Is this paper also good for platinum perchance? Then I can order a larger quantity as we move on to platinum next.
>> Chris
>> 
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
>> 
>> On Feb 10, 2011, at 9:59 AM, francis schanberger wrote:
>> 
>>> Try Coventry Rag Vellum White. Occasionally I have noticed strange circular
>>> variations in the darkest ground that look like they were caused by air
>>> bells but it prints are very nice brown (on the cool side) in VDB.
>>> 
>>> -francis
>>> 
>>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Dear All,
>>>> 
>>>> I'm in the argyrotype unit in class right now. Papers that used to be
>>>> beautiful a number of years back are no longer, but print grey and yukky.
>>>> Weston paper is great, as usual, but those that prefer a white background
>>>> are SOL on that paper. That paper is also excellent for cyanotype. Bienfang
>>>> vellum is good. But Rives BFK and now Stonehenge vellum (surface) are really
>>>> poor. Anyone have any luck with these two papers by acidifying first? Any
>>>> paper recommendations? I'm sad that Rives has changed because it used to
>>>> print so wonderfully bittersweet chocolatey brown.
>>>> 
>>>> I've got Crane's Cover and Arches Platine here to sell to the students but
>>>> honestly, convincing them to pay $8 or $9 for one sheet of paper (Platine)
>>>> is a bit difficult.
>>>> Chris
>>>> 
>>>> Christina Z. Anderson
>>>> christinaZanderson.com
>>>> 
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