[alt-photo] Re: Paper issues

[Luciano Teghillo]

Keith,

Thanks for the clarification and the book reference. I will look into it.

Best,
Luciano




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Subject: [alt-photo] Re: Paper issues

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
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