From: Judy Seigel (jseigel@panix.com)
Date: 09/26/03-04:51:15 PM Z
On Thu, 25 Sep 2003, Robert W. Schramm wrote:
>
> Patricia,
>
> I did some printing on canvas a few years back with good results. Judy
> ran an article about it in Post Factory giving the details. Perhaps Judy
> can tell you what issue that was.
It was Post-Factory #1, page 22, & IMO particularly interesting because
rather than the fine sheeting or delicate materials usually used for
platinum or VDB, it was a heavy rough cotton duck... and included
details about the coating -- he used a hake brush and laid the canvas on
a piece of flat plywood covered with "three layers of Bounty towels." He
stressed that Bounty works better than the cheapo towels because more
absorbent.
J.
> >Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:16:17 -0500
> >
> >Does anyone have any experience/insight in printing Vandyke on fabric?
> >
> > >>> schrammrus@hotmail.com 09/25/03 01:43AM >>>
> >Vandyke brown is a fairly easy process. The paper does have an effect
> >but
> >should not be a major factor.
> >The negative is all-important. You need a dense negative with lots of
> >contrast. A negative that would require a no. 0 or 1 contrast filter or
> >
> >paper if printed in silver. Judy is right. Do not dry with heat since
> >it
> >will reslut in at least the loss of one grade of contrast. Try making
> >some
> >new negatives using ortho-litho film and Dektol 1:5 r use Tri-X or HP5
> >and
> >over expose 2 stops and double or triple the development time. Don't be
> >
> >afraid to give your VDB paper a good exposure since the process is
> >self-masking. Overexposure is better than underexposure. If the print
> >looks
> >good before you wash it in water, it is under exposed.
> >
> >Bob Schramm
> >
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