KRe : Polaroid transfers
Jack Fulton (jfulton@itsa.ucsf.EDU)
Wed, 27 Mar 1996 07:20:42 -0800 (PST)
On Tue, 26 Mar 1996, Carol Janet Quartin wrote:
> >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.
> >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...
Carolyn/Risa
In my class, we've been transferring onto the Arches cold press. Used
some Strathmore hot press too AND some Fabriano hot press. They all
worked fine but, personally, I prefer the Arches cold due to the textural
quality.
We follow the instructions pretty much and try to do it in a room in the
mid 70 F range. Paper is soaked in warm water a bit, sort of dryed and
the emulsion laid upon it and using a brayer rolled lightly and then a
roll w/pressure. No problems at all.
Students have been transferring them to their Doc Martins w/mixed
results. They've worked on glass jars and unique papers like hand-made
stuff from the Himalayas with flowers and plants embedded.
I'd say the problem, could well be in the room's ambient temperature.
Best
Jack Fulton
***The eye is the Pencil of Nurture***