RE: Clearprint Vellum questions...

Greetings,

    Appears clearprint is 100% cotton. Feels very well sized can't wait to
try it out tomorrow. As for the "smooth and plasticy" type of paper I was
thinking of. As I was wandering around the hopy section of the art store I
discovered in the scrapbooking section a paper sold as vellum that feels
this way. It feels like something between wax paper and tracing paper. It
was only sold in single sheets, so I have no idea what it's made of or how
it's made.

   Ironic to be talking to you about this Sam as (at the risk of sounding
obsequious) you're one of my favorite photographers :)

   -David-

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sam Wang [mailto:stwang1@bellsouth.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 5:52 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Clearprint Vellum questions...
>
>
> David,
>
> You must be thinking of some other brand of vellum. There is
> quite a bit of difference between
> them. I doubt if any are made of animal skin anymore.
>
> Most drafting vellum are thin, translucent, 100% rag paper, well
> sized to withstand repeated
> erasure. They do shrink and the sizing may not last beyond one
> printing in gum. Koh-i-noor was
> the only brand I found to withstand repeated printing.
>
> But try it and report back on your mileage.
>
> Sam Wang
>
> >
> > From: "David J. Greiner Jr." <godlike@elp.rr.com>
> > Date: 2004/01/06 Tue AM 06:50:57 EST
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Clearprint Vellum questions...
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > There's been talk about this particuilar paper recently and
> in the past
> > as well. A search through the archives didn't answer the
> questions I have
> > so, I figured I'd ask. Does vellum shrink much? Is their
> anything special I
> > need to know about sizing it? To be honest, I can't recall if
> I've ever used
> > or seen vellum, but for some reason I seem to be envisioning a
> very smooth
> > and plasticy type of paper, or maybe I'm thinking of something entirely
> > different. I'm heading to the store tomorrow to buy new paper
> and figure
> > I'll pick some up while I'm there. Oh, and I was planning on
> trying gum on
> > it.
> >
> > Thanks for your time.
> >
> > -David-
> > *****
>
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