[alt-photo] Re: Paper issues

[Amy Holmes George]

Diana,
How bizarre that I actually encountered this same issue just today with COT 320! So, I too am wondering when and where you purchased your batch of "grainy" paper. At the moment, I am trying to figure that out myself. BTW, I have coated both sides of the paper--same result.
Also, I'm curious to know which finish of Magnani Revere paper you have enjoyed good results with pt/pd.
On a side note . . . while I don't regularly contribute to this list, I always try to stay up with it. And, it is amazing how many times I find that a discussion directly applies to some issue that I am currently struggling with. Many thanks to all who make this list so rich and informative :)
Amy Holmes George

> From: dlhbloomfield at gmail.com
> Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 11:40:16 -0500
> To: alt-photo-process-list at lists.altphotolist.org
> Subject: [alt-photo] Paper issues
> 
> Not related to Strathmore-- but speaking of paper, I recently ordered some COT320.  I was printing pt/pd on it, and the results were very grainy.  I was using a digital negative, so I re-did the negative-- thinking that might be the problem.  Still grainy.  So I printed the same thing on Arches Platine-- no problem at all.  I discovered an old sheet of COT320 I had, from a year or so ago-- and printed it on that.  It was perfect.  So-- this whole new batch of COT320 I got seems to be awful (for pt/pd).  I don't know if this is a permanent change, or I just got a bad batch.  It's very annoying when that happens.  On the other hand, I had recently purchased this Magnani Revere paper and printed some pt/pd on it-- and it was really so so nice-- now my favorite paper for pt/pd.  Haven't yet tried anything else on it.
> 
> Diana
> 
> On Feb 9, 2013, at 10:57 AM, Christina Anderson wrote:
> 
> > Eric,
> > You, know, at first I was incredulous that a paper manufacturer would not correct this problem, but then I think it isn't meant for wet media I suppose. It sure does print beautiful tones in VDB.
> > 
> > In the past I've been a paper snob, only using 22x30 sheets of the usual suspects, but in the last couple years I have decided to buy the normal block pads at art stores to see if they are equally good. Last year was  mostly a disaster doing that with argyrotype so I was expecting the same this year with VDB (I try to alternate between kallitype, VDB, and argyrotype when teaching) but Canson and Strathmore pulled through as being great paper choices.
> > 
> > I usually have a stack of Fabriano Artistico HP, Crane's Cover, Weston, Arches Platine, and Cot 320 on hand at all times which for me covers all processes I might need to do, but none of these are common stock at smaller art stores.
> > Chris
> > 
> > Christina Z. Anderson
> > 
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