Re: a big (carbon) mess
Tom Hawkins ()
Mon, 13 January 1997 10:18 PM
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wayde, sam, al, luis, terry,et.al
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> I'm sure there are plenty of corrections to be made to my procedure, but
I
> hope someone may be able to help with the most pressing problem: shortly
> (30 seconds to 1 minute) after the tissue and support paper are brought
> into contact in the warm (110F) water bath, the coating on the support
> begins to bubble and soon the entire mass slides off the support paper. I
> peel the tissue off after two minutes, but the bubbling and sliding are
> well under way by then. I suspect the support paper is improperly
> prepared.
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> My apologies for the confusion, but I miswrote to the list from my own
notes. The tissue and support WERE brought together in 65F water (actually
2 day old), then weighted for 15 minutes under a plexiglass sheet with a
20lb weight, before going into the warmsilh@iag.net (110F) water bath.
It seems obvious from everyone's comments that the mistake was made in the
choice of support. Believe me , it will be fixed out b&w paper on the next
attempt.
Some questions:
1. Should I use RC or fibre based paper?
2. As for the tissue, I have on hand both sumi ink and Winsor Newton black
tube watercolors. Which is more likely to give a satisfactory result for
a beginner?
I believe that there was SOME sort of image present, but it was fleeting.
Sorry for the confusion and thanks again for the assistance,
Tom
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