RE: Argyrotype Paper Problem

darryl
thanks for the extra info...i'll give the crest wove a
shot...do you use any tween with it in class?
also in a few articles they mention that the water you
wash/develop the prints in can cause splotching
because of the chlorine....any comments?
thanks again

--- "Baird, Darryl" <dbaird@umflint.edu> wrote:

> Dan, despite Sandy's condemnation, I print regularly
> on Cranes 90 lb
> cover and so do my students with good results. BFK
> doesn't cut the
> mustard in my experience, but Arches Platine is
> probably the best that
> I've tested. It's pretty expensive. Also, for
> introducing the process
> to a class I use Cranes Crest Wove stationary paper
> with good results.
> It isn't heavy and is watermarked.
>
> good luck
>
> Darryl
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dan jones [mailto:cacadanebay@pacbell.net]
> Sent: Thu 9/8/2005 10:32 AM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: RE: Argyrotype Paper Problem
>
> Darryl
> thanks for the ideas...i'll give them a try...
> my basic mix has no tween in it at all. the tween i
> bought from artcraft was marked "tween 20".
> as far as the type of paper...from what i have read,
> rives bfk and crane 90# cover were both listed along
> with a number of more expensive papers.
>
> --- "Baird, Darryl" <dbaird@umflint.edu> wrote:
>
> > sounds like a lot of Tween, but why not try to
> coat
> > without the puddle
> > pusher and at least eliminate that variable. Do
> you
> > use a lot of
> > pressure as you coat the sheet?
> >
> > if you still get splotches with a brush, eliminate
> > the tween, test
> > again
> >
> > FYI, I put about two to three drops per 100 ml
> (also
> > how concentrated
> > is your Teen mixture?)
> >
> > Darryl Baird
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: dan jones [mailto:cacadanebay@pacbell.net]
> > Sent: Wed 9/7/2005 11:51 PM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Argyrotype Paper Problem
> >
> > I have recently started using the argyrotype
> process
> > and have run into a problem. Using Crane 90# cover
> > and
> > a puddle pusher , I am having very inconsistent
> > results.
> > I get an even coat, but sometimes I get a splotchy
> > effect that shows on the opposite side, and also
> in
> > the finished print. Is this a problem with the
> paper
> > or the amount of Tween that I am using (1-2 drops
> > per 5ml)?
> >
> >
>
>
>
Received on Thu Sep 8 10:32:03 2005