Re: Pure Pd and paper choice

[Clay Harmon <wcharmon@wt.net>]

Hi Philippe and Diana:

I'll concur on the Buxton. It has worked for me for making a pure Pt print.
I used fresh ammonium citrate developer and got a nice, even-toned neutral
color print. Frankly, I like the warmth and long toe of palladium much
better, so I haven't done more than a few of these. New York Central has
Buxton at the jaw-dropping price of $10 per 22x30 sheet. Must be made from
unicorn hair or something.

Clay

on 5/27/02 9:54 AM, Diana H. Bloomfield at dlhbloom@mindspring.com wrote:

> Hi Philippe,
> 
> I recently made  some pure platinum prints as well as pure palladium on
> Buxton paper.  I was stunned by the beauty of the pure platinum,
> especially, but it's the first time I've ever used this paper, and I think
> it's the best paper--by far--I've ever used.  I made some cyanotypes with
> it, which also worked out really well.  This is a paper made in England,
> but I got it here in the U.S., so you should be able to get it where you
> are.  I think it's made by Ruscombe (sp?) Mills.
> 
> --Diana
> 
> Monnoyer Philippe wrote:
> 
>> Hello,
>> 
>> I made pure Pd prints on both Arches Platine and Arches Aquarelle.
>> Arches Platine gives warm tone and fine details.
>> Arches aquarelle gives deep blacks and neutral grey, BUT the
>> heterogeneous texture of the paper itself is visible and the greys
>> spotted unevenly (ugly)
>> 
>> Could you recommend other papers than Arches Platine, given that I want
>> very high detail and even greys (no paper heterogeneous behavior).
>> 
>> Any input will be welcome. Pd is so costly.
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> 
>> Philippe Monnoyer
>> Belgium
>