I am still a bit uncertain about your working proceures but I will try to
respond to your questions. Let me know if I am off track in the resposne.
>The transfer paper that I used had a rather heavy coating (8% gelatin). How
>does the
>method that you suggest in 1) above differ from what I did? Is the gelatin
>"cement" still
>tacky when I join the two surfaces?
If you are doing a single transfer procedure onto a final support with
hardened gelatin you should position the relief on its plastic base in
contact with the paper support before the gelatin cement begins to set.
What I do is simply pour about 25ml of the 2-3% gelatin solution, at about
80 degrees F, on the final support paper, then immediately squeegee the
relief on plastic onto the support. Leave under pressure for 5-10 minute,
then set aside to dry. Repeat for the magenta and cyan image.
>> 2) transfer the gelatin reliefs in the order cyan, magenta, and
>yellow
>> onto a sheet of soluble transfer paper (a sheet of paper that has
>a
>> farily thick layer of soluble gelatin coating), then transfer
>this
>> image onto a final support.
>>
>I was trying to transfer to a soluble transfer paper, thats why I used such
>a heavy layer
>of gelatin. Would I be better off using a very smooth paper like a fixed
>out bromide
>paper with an extra coat of non-hardened gelatin on top, and then after all
>three coats
>do a final transfer to a nicer surface.
The soluble transfer paper *should* be a smooth paper with a very thick
layer of soluble gelatin. I prepare soluble transfer papers in the same way
as carbon tissue, leaving out the pigment. That is, I use about 75-100 ml
of a 8% gelatin solution to coat a 11X14 paper.
Please let me know if you have further questions.
Sandy King
>
>Thanks ever so much for your advice. I have found it completely reliable in
>the past.
>May your holidays be the best ever,
>
>Cheers,
>
>Al