A great way to keep the paper stable is to mount it on a plywood (or foam
but I prefer the plywood) board, the same way watercolor paper is mounted
before painting.
1) Soak the paper in warm water until wet through
2) Apply paper tape to extend at least 1/2" along all 4 edges of the paper
3) Using a staple gun, staple the paper to the board through the paper tape
4) Apply wide masking tape to extend about 1/4" past the edge of the paper
tape, onto the paper.
5) Let dry
6) Coat with emulsion and let dry
Go from there. You'll see a lot less curling and distortion. It's a lot of
trouble but it's WELL worth it!
b
At 03:06 PM 5/26/2005, you wrote:
>Candace Spearman said:
>What exactly is the purpose of preshrinking in hot water? I do it
>because the book told me to. I rarely develop a print in anything above
>say, 80 degrees.
>
>
>Preshrinking is an attempt to make the paper dimensionally stable so
>that multi-layer processes will register properly. I have found that it
>doesn't always work with every paper I use - some are stubborn and
>refuse to stay dimensionally stable anyway. Most people use rag papers
>which are made of cotton; when soaked in hot water, the fibres shrink
>and stay that size (theoretically).It is a miserable experience to find
>that your image and negative are different sizes halfway through a
>print.....
>
>Kate
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