[Alt-photo] Re: Papers for Palladium

[Loris Medici]

I think this video shows how they make this particular paper:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vjw1qMQrE4I

This master papermaker makes it look almost too easy, and that's exactly
how masters make look things. I'm sure doing it is hard as hell...

Regards,
Loris.



2013/11/6 francis schanberger <frangst at gmail.com>

> The link goes to Photography Gallery International. The pages are in
> Japanese but can be translated through Google or Bing. The page also has
> videos of Nishimaru-san working with the paper as well as video on the
> making of the paper.
>
> https://www.pgi.ac/cart/product/p-1435.html
>
> -francis
>
>
> On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 3:33 PM, andy schmitt <aschmitt at aandy.org> wrote:
>
> > I hope I didn't miss it but I'd love the link to see Nashimaru-san coat &
> > process..... thank you
> > Ps.. is the paper available for purchase?
> >
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Andy Schmitt
> >
> > Head of The New & Improved Photography Dept,
> >  Peters Valley School of Craft
> > http://www.petersvalley.org/html/Photography.cfm
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org
> > [mailto:alt-photo-process-list-bounces at lists.altphotolist.org] On Behalf
> > Of
> > francis schanberger
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 06, 2013 2:58 PM
> > To: The alternative photographic processes mailing list
> > Subject: [Alt-photo] Re: Papers for Palladium
> >
> > Just to put this out there. The wonderful papermakers in Ino Town, Japan
> > with the help of platinum printer Masayuki Nishimaru and photographer
> > Satoru
> > Yoshioka (as well as his wife Ayako) have created a new paper
> specifically
> > for printing platinum and palladium which they are calling Tosahakkinshi
> > aka
> > Tosa Washi.
> >
> > It is extremely light weight (30 gsm) which requires a different approach
> > to
> > coating (brush, no coating rod). There is a video of Nishimaru-san
> coating
> > and processing the paper of which I can send a link.
> >
> > I am organizing a June workshop near Roswell, New Mexico in which I will
> > demonstrate how to handle this amazing yet challenging paper.
> >
> > An exhibition of work made on this paper just concluded at the Japanese
> > Paper Museum in Ino, Japan but should be traveling to Kyotographie (the
> > international Kyoto Photography Festival).
> >
> > -francis
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 1:52 PM, Diana Bloomfield
> > <dlhbloomfield at gmail.com>wrote:
> >
> > > Hey Laura,
> > >
> > > The Fabriano soft-press does have texture to it (not smooth like the
> > > hot-press), but not nearly as textured as the cold-press.  But the
> > > soft-press is the only Fabriano that I was able to use with no
> > > additional sizing or pre-shrinking.  The others (in my experience)
> > required that.
> > >
> > > Also, Talas has that Rives heavyweight in 300 gsm, but I've not seen
> > > it at 400.  Maybe there's not much difference between 300 and 400
> > > (well, you know, except or 100). :)
> > >
> > > Diana
> > >
> > > On Nov 6, 2013, at 1:41 PM, Laura V wrote:
> > >
> > > > Oh that's great to know! I had already ordered the paper (from
> > > > Daniel
> > > Smith)...the Rives is 280 gsm (called heavyweight), because I didn't
> > > realize it was available in 400 weight until I saw Chia's post after I
> > > had ordered. I used to draw on it, and remember it as nice paper. I
> > > got the Fabriano hot press - 640 gsm! - which I've used before and
> > > loved. I didn't like the cold press, but the soft press sounds
> > > interesting, perhaps I'll give it a try sometime.
> > > >
> > > > Laura
> > > >
> > > >
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