Re: Help with what I believe is a hardening issue

From: Joe Smigiel <jsmigiel@kvcc.edu>
Subject: Re: Help with what I believe is a hardening issue
Date: Fri, 12 Nov 2004 10:42:02 -0500

> While it is convenient, IMO the downside of it is that the paper
> surface quality is lost under the size. You are printing on paint
> rather than paper once gesso is used.

Tom and Joe: does it mean that if you coat cold press paper with
gesso, you'll get a surface as smooth as baby's ass to print on?
(please confirm)

Someone mentioned alkyd subbing. Does it also give smoother surface
than the paper?

These may not work very well with gum but they probably work with my
process.

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Ryuji Suzuki
"You have to realize that junk is not the problem in and of itself.
Junk is the symptom, not the problem."
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