From: TERRY KING, 101522,2625
TO: Keith Schreiber, INTERNET:KEITH@ccp.arizona.edu
DATE: 07/02/96 10:58
RE: Copy of: Re: paper test data for palladium
Keith Schreiber
Will your test data for palladium prints include details of the parameters under
which the tests were made. Was the paper sized and with what, what light source
was used, what was the peak UV output. All these factors can affect the result.
I ask in the light of a previous academic analysis of papers for gum printing
with careful representations of the number of steps on a step wedge that each
paper would take. The test demonstrated that most of the papers used were
entirely unsuited for the purpose. Had the parameters been more carefully drawn
in the light of the basic principles of the process, such as absorbancy, PH,
freedom from contaminants and so on. all the hard work put into the tests would
have been of greater use.
Taking a more empiric approach I would be interested in which papers showed up
best and under what conditions. What I want from the data is to know is whether
all your hard work demonstrates whether I can get better results than I already
get using Fabriano Artistico hot pressed 300 gsm which I mentioned in my note in
this correspondence on 5 February.
Terry King 101522.2625@compuserve.com