Andy Darlow (andy@andydarlow.com)
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 03:07:57 +0000
I recently printed some Van Dyke Brown prints on Stonehenge White (equal in
thickness to card stock) and I found it to print very warm compared to
Cranes and Arches hot press, which were much more neutral despite being
warmer toned papers. I think Pt/PL may react similiarly. It is worth a
try because the paper is superb in quality and washes wery well.
-Andy Darlow
>
>All in all I love the papers' final look and for warm prints I can't fine
>anything better, but it is hateful paper to use, inconstancy from sheet to
>sheet (for our use) and Rising will tell you it is not designed for and they
>do not recommend it for Pt/PL printing so don't look for help from them.
>David
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carl Weese <cjweese@wtco.net>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
><alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
>Date: Thursday, March 11, 1999 6:37 AM
>Subject: Re: Crane's paper for Pt/Pd (fwd)
>
>
>>RE: paper for Pt/Pd.
>>
>>"Crest natural white" is probably not the Cranes paper aka
>>"Platinotype". It may be a similar paper sometimes called "white
>>Platinotype" but this stuff does *not* act like the same paper with a
>>whiter base: its printing characteristics are quite different and,
>>generally, inferior. It's a little hard to pin them down on the right
>>"trade name" for Platinotype (I've heard artificial parchment, and
>>business-card-stock, and others) but you can get the right material from
>>either Photographers Formulary or Bostick & Sullivan. And for students
>>on a budget, you can instead use a paper called Rising Bristol 2 ply
>>Plate, available from Daniel Smith for significantly less money. I've
>>just tested it and it works beautifully. It is described as an "acid
>>free sulfite" paper which *may* mean that it is less permanent than an
>>all cotton sheet, but it sure makes sense to learn on it. I've just
>>ordered a bunch and plan to use it in some of my work, especially when
>>teaching or for "first look" prints from new negs.
>>
>>---Carl
>>
>>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.0b3 on Sat Nov 06 1999 - 10:09:02