Re: cyanotype staining

From: Ender100@aol.com
Date: 11/21/03-05:01:21 PM Z
Message-id: <175.22adb427.2ceff341@aol.com>

Have you tried Vellum?

Mark Nelson
In a message dated 11/21/03 4:31:36 PM, cryberg@comcast.net writes:

> Hi:
>      In an effort to get more detail than Hot Press watercolor paper allows
> I've been trying gloss ink-jet photo paper.  It requires double coating and
> considerable care in brushing, but I've made some nice prints. But---
>      The unexposed borders and to a lesser extent the highlights, retain the
> yellow stain from the sensitizer and nothing, even overnight washing, seems
> to remove it.  For some prints this doesn't matter much but it is pretty
> ugly on others.
>      The difficulty of coating makes it impossible (at least for me) to
> limit the coating just to the image area--in fact, I have to over coat an
> inch one each side and trim that inch off due to irregular drying at the
> edges.
>      I don't know whether the stain is from the ferricyanide or the FA
> citrate or both) any suggestions?
> Charles   Portland OR
>
>
Received on Fri Nov 21 17:01:42 2003

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