My 1st paper emulsion & some success

[Ray Rogers]

...egg crate diffusion material made for in ceiling fluorescent lighting...

What on earth is that? (Do you have a pix?)

[tim_bessell]

What on earth is that? (Do you have a pix?)

Yes, here is a link to a decent image of what it looks like.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...624969.3050359

Click on the 'view enhanced image' to get a better idea.
I bought a single 2' x 4' sheet @ Lowes for ~ $11.00.

I use paper towels so I don't have to worry about getting the paper I am humidifying wet and the screen further diffuses the moisture. You may get an 'egg crate' pattern if you don't do this.

T

[Kirk Keyes]

I coated several test sheets of Fabriano, but first humidified them above water for about, well I took a nap, so a long time :rolleyes:. Anyhow I guess they where like 100% humidified.

Why humidify them? It's not platinum paper we are making...

At PE's class a couple of years ago we did not humidify the paper and we had no problems with the emulsion coming off paper. (Off the glass and film -yes, but not off the paper.)

I forget which paper I liked best, but I think it was a cold pressed paper with a pretty smooth surface. I'm sure PE remember what we used.

[Photo Engineer]

We used mostly Strathmore smooth hot press at 100# weight. We also used Velour and Watercolor. The Baryta was one of the other papers we coated on. None had to be humidified.

PE

[Ray Rogers]

Why humidify them? It's not platinum paper we are making...

At PE's class a couple of years ago we did not humidify the paper and we had no problems with the emulsion coming off paper. (Off the glass and film -yes, but not off the paper.)

I have not used Fabriano so please ignore my comments.

The Fabriano uses a different chemical treatment than most Arches paper.
This might be involved, but yes it should not normally be necessary.

... perhaps he uses it for other alt prints anyway?

[Ray Rogers]

We also used Velour...

I would like to touch a sample of the Velour.
Was it Hanemure or Hahnemuhle...

Does anyone have a sample any size from a 1 cm square upwards they could spare?

Plain or processed doesn't matter.

It is not avail here and I would just like to see it up close.

Ray

[Ray Rogers]

Yes, here is a link to a decent image of what it looks like.
http://www.acehardware.com/product/i...624969.3050359

Thanks.

That is not what I call 'egg crate'...

I can find small versions here for draining glasses etc on.

Thanks again for the link.

[tim_bessell]

I don't normally humidify my paper, I have for some alt processes, but if you have a piece of paper with a crease or buckle I think humidifying before coating might save the day. Also, coating one side of paper causes it to expand, and then contract on that side more than the uncoated side. Humidifying pretty much solves that problem.

As I said, I don't as a normal routine, but the paper stayed flatter as it dried, and was flatter after fully dried.

I hope Denise Ross sees this; she humidifies her paper sometimes. In fact I was thinking her when I wrote it.

Some say Fabriano uses Aquapel as a size.

T

[Photo Engineer]

I would like to touch a sample of the Velour.
Was it Hanemure or Hahnemuhle...

Ray

As I said above, it was Strathmore!

PE

[Ray Rogers]

Here is what you had said:

We used mostly Strathmore smooth hot press at 100# weight.
We also used Velour and Watercolor.
The Baryta was one of the other papers we coated on.
PE

Humm...
The only paper you specified as being "Strathmore" was the "smooth hot press"...

Perhaps if you had said:
"We also used Strathmore Velour and Strathmore Watercolor"
I would not have gone down the wrong path!

Anyway, I will see if I can locate any Strathmore Velour.