Kerik717@aol.com
Fri, 12 Mar 1999 13:49:35 -0500 (EST)
Jeffrey D. Mathias wrote:
> Well here is an example of what my suggestions sent in a previous post
> attempted to address.
> Andy, have you ever printed a pt/Pd print?
> Andy, what makes you seem to think that Pt/Pd will behave like Van Dyke
> Brown?
> Andy, what makes you think Stonehenge will work for Pt/Pd?
> Andy, what makes you think Stonehenge will clear or wash well with the
> Pt/Pd process?
I'm sorry, but I find this dogmatic intolerance, well.... Intolerable!
Science (which makes up at least some of what we all do with alt processes)
progresses through the iterative process of experiment and hypothesis. Andy
experimented and discoverd that Stonehenge worked well for Van Dyke. This led
him to the logical hypothesis that it may work similarly for other similar
processes, such as Pt/Pd. Then, he was kind enough to pass on his
observations and hypothesis to the list. For that he is ridiculed?? I find
this kind of response counter-productive and downright rude.
And guess what?! He's right! I've been using Rising Stonehenge as one of my
papers for Pt/Pd for the last year or so. It does deliver a warmer image
color than Cranes and it clears very readily. Another benefit is that it's
more economically priced than papers with a similar character, such as
Platine. About 1/3 the cost, if memory serves.
I'd also like to add that I experimented with Rising Stonehenge cream color
and found the relatively strong pinkish color of this paper beautiful for
certain images. I will now hypothesize that it may tickle the aesthetic
senses of others on the list who print in platinum as well as all the media
that I have yet to try.
Kerik.
http://www.jps.net/kerik/
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