From: Carl Weese (cweese@earthlink.net)
Date: 10/13/01-09:45:43 AM Z
Christina,
Crane Cover 90# (resold as 'platinotype', but *not* in any special or
optimised form or batch,) is a nice paper but different in all respects from
Crane Kid Finish, which is also a lovely paper. Both are available at
attractive prices directly from the manufacturer. With the 90# cover, there
is a natural white and a 'flourescent white'. The natural works very well
for Pt/Pd printing, while the brighter white is unreliable (tends to gitty
texture and high contrast) and should be avoided for Pt/Pd. I don't know how
these papers do for cyanotype.---Carl
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>From: "Christina Z. Anderson" <zphoto@montana.net>
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: Paper
>Date: Fri, Oct 12, 2001, 6:54 PM
>
> Here are my very condensed cut and paste and probably unedited notes from
> this list about Crane's so I do not take credit for the info: "paper is
> made by the Crane Paper Company. It at first was called "Parchment Business
> Card Stock" and now apparently "Cover 90". This paper was optimized by
> Crane with suggestions from Dick Arentz in the late '80s. The original lot
> number was 5302. The only thing Bostic and Sullivan does is distribute it.
> It got a nickname "platinotype", but that seems to have caused some
> confusion. The Cover 90 can be obtained from any distributor of Crane
> paper. However one may not find the appropriate lot number (optimized)
> unless they get it from B&S, and even then I do not know how much of that
> lot remaining they have warehoused. www.crane.com, "On line
> shopping/business cards & cover stock, or call Crane Direct sales at
> 1/800-5CRANE6 for most of their papers. Crane's 90# Cover white is the best
> for cyanotype."
> Chris
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: George L Smyth <glsmyth@yahoo.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca>
> Sent: Friday, October 12, 2001 11:55 AM
> Subject: Paper
>
>
>> Hi folks, it's been a while since I've posted to this list. I have kept
> up
>> with things through Judy's "newsletter" but have been otherwise silent as
> I
>> have been pursuing other things.
>>
>> Anyway, I'm back working on a number of things and have a question for the
> list
>> - what are good papers and sources for Cyanotype and Van Dyke.
>>
>> The reason I bring this question to the list is that in the past I have
> been
>> pretty much using whatever paper was available in the local art store (I
>> usually end up getting whatever Arches paper happens to be in the rack).
> I
>> have no problems with the results I am getting, but this is definitely not
> the
>> best way to go about things.
>>
>> Returning to Judy's publication, I saw that Crane's Kid Finish appeared to
> be
>> an excellent choice for both of these processes. Not being able to find a
>> dealer with this paper, I went to Crane's website and sent them a message,
>> asking for a couple of dealers either in my area, online, or available via
> 800
>> number. Despite the "I've got money I want to give you, please tell me
> how to
>> do this" email, I never received a response from them, so I'm back to
> square
>> one.
>>
>> So what do you folks like and where do you get your supplies? (Yes, I did
>> think about starting at the top of the list in the back of the magazine
> and
>> working my way down, but if people are using someone with great success,
> then I
>> am willing to additionally reward them.)
>>
>> Cheers -
>>
>> george
>>
>> P.S. Please keep coming with the Sabatier and Mordancage messages - I am
>> learning much from them.
>>
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