jeffbuck@swcp.com
Date: 04/23/03-11:08:58 AM Z
Clay: I don't understand the second clause of Paragraph 4: What's the
"crinkling zone"? -jb
Clay <wcharmon@wt.net> said:
> Kerik and Stuart are the major league vellum users nowadays, but they've
> given me the bug, so I'll chime in with what I find works for me. And to
> give credit where credit is due, this is almost all received wisdom from
> those two printers, a sort of vicarious school of hard knocks.
>
> 1) some vellum wrinkles like a potato chip when you put anything liquid on
> it. Wyndstone does this to a maddening degree. Solution: don't use it.
> Others like the Mars vellum seem to handle the liquid load pretty well
> without big time wrinkling.
>
> 2)two light coats are better than one heavy coat. The Dmax difference with
> two coats is pretty incredible. With the Mars, I go from 1.25 with one coat
> to 1.5 with two coats. I cut my normal volume of sensitizer to 2/3 of the
> normal Platine load for the Mars vellum
>
> 3)I like drying each coat with a hair dryer after a 1 minute 'rest' . My
> impatience may be the biggest factor here.
>
> 4) coat an area larger than your negative and try to coat right to the edge
> of the paper. Putting it on top of another piece of paper or a towel keeps
> the mess in check. The reason is that any uncoated area will not expand like
> the coated areas when the sensitizer is added. This causes the edges to sort
> of 'bow up' and get difficult to to flatten. So coat to the edge, then trim
> a thin strip off of the edge inside the 'crinkling zone' so the paper will
> be flatter in your frame.
>
> 5) minimize handling through the wet steps.Do everything in one tray if
> possible. I have crinkled a few prints accidentally, and the creases will
> show up when the print dries.
>
> 6) I have found vellum in general to be more contrasty than platine. So if
> you have negative that is perfect with no restrainers when printed on
> platine, it may look too harsh on vellum.
>
> 7) Put your finished print on several different hues of paper underneath.
> You will be surprised at how much the tone will change depending on the
> color of the surface underneath the print.
>
> 8) You might want to put subliminal text messages on the surface underneath
> the print.
>
> Clay
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <jeffbuck@swcp.com>
> To: <alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2003 9:37 AM
> Subject: Some Vellum
>
>
> > Any comments/lore on printing platinum on CANSON OPALUX or BEINFANG?
> Also,
> > where can you get the latter? Not seeing it at NY Central or Kinsella.
> > Thanks. -jb
>
>
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