Papers for Argyrotype

Loris, when you get around to playing again, try printing your argyrotypes onto
something called Masa. It is a Japanese or Japanesque paper, very thin. It renders
images with a delicacy and precision that are really squite tartling. Even pinhole images
can pass for film when printed on this paper. I found the stuff (very cheap) in Utrechts. I
can't post samples, because I don't have a webpage; but if you're interested I can email
you a couple JPGs.

I think I tried Masa with cyanotype, but it all washed off. Maybe I'm confusing that with
Japon. It was a couple years ago. I'm back in the saddle again, having just finished
putting together my UV box, so I'll be doing some experiements with it. My first project,
though, is to work out the cyanotype layer for three-color you-know-what. I'm on BFK
and Japon, but will try the cyano on Masa once I get these papers figured out. I'll be
getting back into argyrotype, but first this other stuff.

Mike

On 22 Mar 2006 at 13:25, Loris Medici wrote:

Date sent: Wed, 22 Mar 2006 13:25:21 +0200
From: Loris Medici <mail@loris.medici.name>
Subject: RE: An exchange with Mike Ware (on Argyrotype)
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Send reply to: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca

> My seachs show that there are papers that work well with iron
> processes such as Cyanotype, Vandyke and Pt/Pd but not with
> Argyrotype. Arches Platine for instance, is a quite significant
> example. My most preferred paper is Bergger COT 320 (I have to import
> it from Austria or France). It's said that it's manufactured by Arches
> for Bergger and exhibits strong similarities with Platine. That's why
> I'm intimidated a little bit. You can be sure I will check Argyrotype
> on COT 320 someday - this will happen when I will have time to "play".
> I'm happy with Cyanotype II and Ziatype for now (and I also have to
> finish my gum tests).
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Yves Gauvreau [mailto:gauvreau-yves@sympatico.ca]
> Sent: 21 Mart 2006 Sal 23:55
> To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> Subject: Re: An exchange with Mike Ware (on Argyrotype)
>
>
> Hi Loris,
>
> thank for asking Mike directly. Correct me if I'm wrong but from what
> Mike said below "all" iron process interact with the paper to varying
> degree and those he suggest are the one with which he had better
> results (I assume). IMHO this part is very clear, at least to me. I
> would add, there are certainly many more papers that can be used with
> iron based process. Here, in Montreal I don't have access to any of
> the one suggested on his web site, at least they are not in stock at
> my favorate store but I wouldn't be surprise if the paper you use for
> other iron base process would work just as well for argyrotype though
> we never until we try.
>
> Thanks again and my best regards
> Yves
>
>
Received on Wed Mar 22 08:00:46 2006