On 26/4/06 20:01, "Yves Gauvreau" <gauvreau-yves@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> those anyone as a suggestion for preparing the paper in order to minimise
> shrinking?
>
> While I'm at it, I saw many different methods and recipes for sizing paper,
> any suggestion for that as well (% gelatine + % hardener (wich))? In case it
> matters, for now I'm thinking of using relatively dark (almost black) colors
> (monochromes) which imply a strong possibily of staining.
>
> Regards
> Yves
>
>
Yves,
I preshrink twice in hot water for 30mins each time. Sizing is one coat of
gelatine 3% solution hardened with formalin 10ml per 500ml.
Regards
Hamish Stewart
hamish@gumphoto.co.uk
Received on Wed Apr 26 17:22:40 2006
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