> do not believe that the use of these factory made tools makes the
> practitioner any less of an artist. Though a good hand coater would
> have a more intimate grasp of the inner workings of his/her craft.
> Following the same reasoning the use of Palladio paper should not
> disqualify the image or the artist.
> I use Palladio paper as well as hand coating for my imagery depending
> on the particular image. Speaking from personal experience I feel that
> Palladio paper is in no way inferior to hand coated materials.
> I also want to be clear in that I am not putting down handcoating. I
> think it is important to have an understanding of the process from
> beginning to end. I simply feel that palladio's paper is an extremely
> useful and beautiful tool and those that use it should not be
> overlooked or dismissed out of hand.
>
> Sal Mancini
> Palladio
>
>
Sal-
I've had many student come through my life and not one has had the kind of
image quality on Palladio that they get with hand coating. Palladio
certanily is better than commercially available silver paper but it is still
a commercially available paper and does not compare to handcoated paper.
David