From: Robert W. Schramm (schrammrus@hotmail.com)
Date: 04/24/02-05:31:43 PM Z
Shannon,
I assume you are double coating in order to get greater density. If so,
try mixing two (2) parts A to one (1) part B and I think you will get the
same density with one coat that you are getting with two.
Bob Schramm
>From: Jack Fulton <jfulton@itsa.ucsf.edu>
>Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
>Subject: Re: problem with double coating for cyanotypes
>Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 07:43:34 -0700
>
>First let your paper soak in warm (100ºF) water.
>Place on glass and squeegee lightly.
>Tape edges to glass (of course, glass and paper ought to be near dry)
>Allow to dry.
>then coat twice w/cyano chemistry.
>
>OR
>
>Allow paper to soak.
>Blot.
>Let dry.
>Flatten in dry mount press.
>Coat
>
>Jack Fulton
>
> > From: shannon stoney <sstoney@pdq.net>
> > Reply-To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> > Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:27:13 -0500
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> > Subject: problem with double coating for cyanotypes
> >
> > I have been having a problem when I try to put two coats of cyanotype
> > solution on certain paper: it buckles really badly after the first
> > coat while it's drying, so that it's hard to get the second coat on
> > evenly. This only happens with Crane's Platinotype, which is a sort
> > of thin paper. But I like it because it is very smooth and thus good
> > for portraits. The Arches Platine doesn't buckle so much, but it
> > makes faces look a bit mottled.
> >
> > The way I dry between coats is, I put the coated paper, which is
> > taped to a stiff board, under the vents over my sink. They dry
> > pretty fast that way. I wonder if it would be better to let them dry
> > without air moving over them so fast?
> >
> > --shannon
> > --
> >
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