need advice on gum coating

     I've read most of the modern books on gum and several of the old ones.
I can't get any where near an even coating--I get brush marks and uneven
spots. I've tried four different brands of gum, four different brands of
watercolor with each. I've added photo flo. I've added ox gall.
     I used to be a pretty good woodworker but I had the same problem with
varnish. In the end, I solved that problem by using oil finishes
exclusively.
     Anyway, you can see a sample of my paper after coating but before
exposure at
http://home.comcast.net/~cryberg/index.html. Yes, I see the hair at the
top. Is this coating really as uneven as it seems to me? Is there enough
(too much?) pigment?
Thanks Charles Portland Or
Received on Sat Feb 14 15:33:34 2004