Re: My book -- finally!

Loris,

I've not done nor has any of the crew done a comprehensive test on
different supports. Currently some are working with canvas. Gordon just
transferred one to canvas that he had laid on plastic with another of my
concoctions for waxing. The problem was it stuck and formed a zillion
spidery cracks as it dried. Gordon loved it and decided to transfer it.
It will take a few days to dry, maybe longer, it is raining here now!

I am going to try to use Seal 4000 dry mount tissue to transfer from
temp to final support.

We are also going to try my failed waxing solution to treat YUPO. YUPO
is a bit sensitive to shedding and anything that helps hold the image
will be good. We are also looking at using YUPO as a temporary support
by waxing it. We are looking at various ways to improve and speed up the
process. At some point we may have time to run a test like you asked about.

 From our experience here YUPO is the favorite support. Canvas is coming
in second but I think mostly for the novelty effect. Gordon wants to do
a big one on glass, like 30x40. We got the trays but the sink ain't big
enough so he's going to build a support outrigger to hold it. We'll see!

--Dick

Loris Medici wrote:
> Dear Sandy,
>
> Can you please share your observations about the different final
> supports you've tried for the same image? (I assume the tissue was same
> for all prints...)
>
> BTW, congratulations Richard...
>
> Best regards,
> Loris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sandy King [mailto:sanking@clemson.edu]
> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 3:56 PM
> To: carbon@spitbite.org
> Subject: Re: [carbon] My book -- finally!
>
>
> Congratulations on the book. Does it cover color?
>
> There is for sure no one way to make a carbon print. In general I
> find that the process is much cleaner and less subject to error when
> synthetic surfaces are used for both the tissue and the final support.
>
> From the point of view of final image appearance so much depends on
> the tissue itself, and how it interacts with the final support. For
> example, images from some tissues look much richer on glossy type
> fixed out papers, while others like a more matte or flat look. I made
> three duplicate images several days ago, placing each on different
> final support, two on different fixed out photo papers and one on
> Yupo. The difference in appearance of the three images is quite
> striking.
>
> Sandy
>
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> At 12:10 PM -0600 3/22/07, Richard Sullivan wrote:
>
>> As many of you know, I have been working on a book on carbon
>> printing. It's been a struggle and a joy. Every time we get to the
>> point where we think we have something down pat, we discover a new
>> and better way to do it! We meaning my faithful crew known as the
>> Carbon Study Group: myself, Gordon mark, Howard Efner, Carol
>> Becvarik, and a few occasional helpers who drop by. A big debt is
>> owed to them, especially when they come in excited about making some
>> prints and I suggest they try one of my ideas and a days work goes
>> in the crapper!
>>
>> The book is printed in color and is well illustrated which helps
>> quite a bit. As we have all learned over the years on this List,
>> there is no set way to make a carbon print. This is one of the joys
>> and also one of the frustrations of the process, so I beg a bit of
>> tolerance on this. As the carbon renaissance matures, we will
>> perhaps stabilize some of the procedures. To cover every way a print
>> might be made would be an overwhelming a project and certainly
>> bewildering to an novice printer.
>>
>> I have rudimentary website up at www.carbonprinting.com and a link
>> to some sample pages.
>>
>> Enjoy
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