Digital BW, The Print

Hello,

In regards to carbon transfer printing... I did this for many years with a
coating rod to produce carbon tissue for print making. This is not an easy
process and would be very difficult to apply to large prints without flaws.
In addition there was always a very significant issue of tissue curling.
Another approach that I did find successful was applying a layer of GLOP
using a second pass through the printer. At the moment I am continuing to
print on matte.  

Gary Wagner

www.garywagner.com 

 

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<mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint%40yahoogroups.com> , "Paul"
<roark.paul@...> wrote:
>
> Hi Mantinieri,
> 
> > The hard part of the new workflow, where the paper is not washed
anymore, was to devise a new technique for gelatine coating a dry (rather
than wet) sheet of paper...
> 
> I like the idea of a gelatin coating -- or some coating that protects the
carbon more from being rubbed off. 

This to me is the holy grail of gloss or 'satin' printing. My main workflow
is carbon (still using 3mk) printed on Hahn PR Pearl and sprayed with hahn
spray (satin finish) or Fotospeed's FrogJuice for a more glossy finish. I am
very happy with these prints (dmax 2.2-2.4) Will probably be even happier
when time permits dalliance with dilutions. 

Main issue is the toxicity of these sprays and hence I have recently been
trialling gelatin to use as an alternative coating. However as Mantinieri
has found this is difficult stuff to work with and coat the paper without
making it stiff and buckled. Once that is solved then also need to work out
a good anti-mould and hardening strategy.

If anyone has any (successful) experience with gelatin coating (any old
carbon transfer printers out there?) would love to hear of your experiences.






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