Re: Drying Vellum


Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Tue, 02 Nov 1999 13:16:41 -0500 (EST)


On Tue, 2 Nov 1999, Carl Fransman wrote:

> David,
>
> One method of achieving a flat print could be to lay it between two
> screens (like the photo drying screens) spaced apart by some millimeters.
> This allows for a slight movement of the paper, but it shouldn't curl.
>

I dry a gum print on thin paper by waiting til it's reasonably dry to the
touch then putting face up on a clean blotter with a sheet of plate glass
over. You want to let some air in from time to time to avoid mold, but
prints dried that way often usually stay flat.

Judy

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