Holy cow! I'm headed back to the shop to get some more
then. This is really nice paper. It's typical though
that the newest batch is different just when I found
something I really liked... The place I got this had
one or two left in stock, and they don't move a lot of
this type of product so I must have gotten lucky.
Thanks for the tip Sam!
- Randy
--- sam wang <stwang@clemson.edu> wrote:
> 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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