Re: the list and polaroids
Carol Janet Quartin (cjquartin@earthlink.net)
Mon, 25 Mar 1996 22:33:46 -0500
> Hi all
>Also, can anyone tell me why my polaroid transfers (not emulsion lifts, but
>transfers) don't transfer so well. I'm using Arches hot press, placing
>polaroid on it after a 10 second warm water soak and squeegee, and rolling
>the transfer for about 1 minute. I'm having the typical difficulty of the
>emulsion sticking and pulling - I've never been able to solve this problem.
>
>thanks
>reading archives slowly as I go
>
>Risa S. Horowitz
I've found that arches (whether hot or cold press) is not a good paper for
polaroid transfers...There seems to be too much rag in the paper and no
matter how careful you are it almost NEVER works...
I actually do my transfers DRY but have found great success with Rives BFK
and Strathmore...It seems that the more Blotterish the paper is the worse
the results...
Try a few different papers as tests and then stick with what works
Thoses are my words of wisdom for what it is worth.
Good Luck
CJ