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

[Diana Bloomfield]

Hey Peter,

Yeah-- it's only the Fabriano soft-press that I can get away with that  
(not pre-shrinking).  Thanks for the information about the other  
papers.  I did used to use Buxton for platinum and cyanotype printing,  
many years ago-- It was expensive then, but nothing close to what it  
is now.   I'm not sure who's buying it at these prices.  I love the  
look and feel of TwinRocker, but I haven't checked their pricing in a  
long time.

Diana
On Jan 18, 2012, at 1:14 PM, Peter Blackburn wrote:

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> It seems the only thing that changes about Fabriano is
> the price. It's gone up again.
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> But Fabriano is not the only AKD paper. Cartiera Magnani
> Acquerello is also an AKD paper and
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> performs much the same as Fabriano. It just doesn't come
> in a soft press finish. Strathmore
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> Imperial performs the same, but it only comes in cold
> press. Canson Montval and Bockingford
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> 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.
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> It's so very amazing how we all have different experiences
> here. My Fab. paper does shrink a bit—
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> enough so, that it messes up my registration. So
> preshrinking is always a part of my
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> 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:
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>>>
>>> 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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