Randy,
At one time Strathmore 500, the 100% cotton paper, was really great for
cyanotype and platinum/palladium. Everything you mentioned and more -
one of the toughest papers around and could stand rough handling when
wet as well as repeated erasure. Unfortunately, like so many other
papers, a recent batch is very different, to the degree that Sandy King
found it unsuitable for almost any alt process and is using his batch
up as carbon tissue support (VERY EXPENSIVE tissue support!).
If you happen to have a batch of the good stock, hold onto it! Hoard it
like gold!
Sam
On May 9, 2006, at 8:39 AM, Randall Ellis wrote:
> Has anyone used this paper before? I just tried it out
> for the first time and am quite impressed with the
> results. It has a very smooth texture and seems to
> hold up nicely in the wash without getting rough. The
> tonal range I am getting is much better than the
> watercolor papers I've tried and the sharpness is
> fantastic as well. So far, I can do so much more with
> this paper that I am considering using it exclusively.
>
> Someone in another group was kind enough to give a
> reference to an alt-process book that lists this paper
> as good for Cyanotype and VDB so I think it should be
> fine, but I'm not sure about is the pH - I hear it is
> somewhere in the 6 range, but I can't verify. If
> anyone has any info about long-term suitability for
> cyanotype please let me know.
>
> Thanks!
>
> - Randy
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