[alt-photo] Re: sizing options for color gum

[Peter Blackburn]

It seems the only thing that changes about Fabriano is
the price. It's gone up again.

But Fabriano is not the only AKD paper. Cartiera Magnani
Acquerello is also an AKD paper and

performs much the same as Fabriano. It just doesn't come
in a soft press finish. Strathmore

Imperial performs the same, but it only comes in cold
press. Canson Montval and Bockingford

are pretty decent AKD papers, but they suffer from not
being 100% cotton. Buxton and Twinrockerare also good AKD papers, but you probably need to take out a second mortgage to use themregularly.

It's so very amazing how we all have different experiences
here. My Fab. paper does shrink a bit—

enough so, that it messes up my registration. So
preshrinking is always a part of my 

routine. Oh well . . . the printing and paper gods act in
strange ways.
Peter J. Blackburn
 > From: dhbloomfield at bellsouth.net
> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:19:48 -0500
> Subject: [alt-photo] Re: sizing options for color gum
> 
> I'll have to add here that with the Fabriano soft-press, I never pre- 
> shrink.  It's amazing, really.  I hate to carry on so about this  
> paper, because I don't there to be a run on it. ;)  I'm also terrified  
> they'll go and change it somehow.   Sounds like I have stock in it  
> (that and PVA), but up to a certain size, you really don't have to pre- 
> shrink, and never a problem with registration.  I have not experienced  
> that with any other paper, though.
> 
> Henry, I saw your other post.  If you're not printing much larger than  
> 9x7, I'd suggest not pre-shrinking with Fabriano soft-press, and see  
> how it goes.
> 
> Diana
> On Jan 18, 2012, at 11:14 AM, Marek Matusz wrote:
> 
> >
> > Henry,
> > DO you soak the paper to preshrink it? I soak the paper first, then  
> > let it dry and then apply the PVA/water size. The first soak not  
> > only preshrinks the paper, but also raises the nap of the paper ,  
> > which I think makes a difference on how the PVA is absorbed by the  
> > paper and how the gum coats. In coatong with PVA make sure that you  
> > pour enough of the mix on paper to be able to brush it evenly  
> > without dry spots (puddles of liquid on the paper ar eno good eihter).
> > On the other hand if you have a workflow that you have established  
> > and are happy with there is little reason to change it.
> >
> > Marek
> 
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