[alt-photo] Re: Paper issues

[Keith Schreiber]

Henry & Luciano,

With regard to terminology of surface characteristics of Fabriano watercolor papers:

	US		FR/IT		ES
	Hot Press 	satinata	liso		
	Soft Press 	dolce		suave
	Cold Press	fina		fino
	Rough		grossa		gruesso

In the UK, Hot-press is often identified as HOT, as Luciano notes, and Cold-pressed as NOT. Soft-pressed is a surface designation between Hot- and Cold-pressed, and is only available on Fabriano Artistico Extra White. It is less smooth than Hot, but less textured than Cold. 

Hope that helps clarify the situation.

~ Keith

PS - A great resource for info about art papers is "Which Paper?" by Silvie Turner.



On Feb 15, 2013, at 10:29 AM, Luciano Teghillo wrote:

> Hi Henry,
> 
> I went through the same doubt here in Italy. NOT means NOT Hot Pressed, so
> it means Soft Pressed.
> Please correct me if I am wrong, and maybe wait for someone else to chime in
> before buying :-)
> 
> Best,
> Luciano
> 
> 
>> While we're on the subject of paper, Diana mentioned a while ago that she
>> values Fabriano Artistico "soft press" for gum. I can find that listed in US
>> stockists, but not in the UK. Stockists here offer a surface called NOT -
>> does anyone know if that equates to soft press?
>> 
>> Best wishes
>> 
>> Henry