Re: Yupo, was Re: Temperaprint & Gum

Sandy,
A point well taken

> I also suspect that Yupo is a much more permanent base than paper,
> if archival quality is of any importance.

I have been in contact with yupo and they say that the material if kept out
of direct sunlight will last forever
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> I have used Yupo as a base for making carbon tissue and in this
> application it works very well. I have also attempted to print on it
> with kallitype and palladium but with mixed results.

I think your problem here is you do need an emulsion to hold the salt

 If one could
> make it work with these processes I think the results might be very
> interesting since it is such a smooth support and would probably
> allow more sharpness than even vellum.

Quite honestly I get razor sharp images on this substrate using my process
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> BTW, in the US you can buy Yupo from Cheap Joe's Art Stuff in Boone, NC.
> telephone 1-800-227-2788
> www.cheapjoes.com
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> Sandy

best wishes

Pete

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>> Judy
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>>> On the other hand, I want to print on PAPER, not plastic. But what's YUPO?
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>> Yes I can understand this wish, but the advantage of printing on a substrate
>> that is perfectly stable and free from pigment stain, when working in a
>> multicoat manner is far more important to me, than the nature of the base it
>> is all about the final image in relation to personal aesthetes.
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>> Yupo is laminated polypropylene a plastic. I think I once sent you a sample
>> when it was called Synteape in the UK and Kimdura in the US I seem to
>> remember your comment was, not bad for a plastic.
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>> Pete
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Received on Fri Jan 30 13:16:03 2004