Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" 
<steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
> Martin, 
> 
> Empiricism....
> 
> Take your tongue and touch the surface of Orwell.  Now take your 
tongue and touch the surface of a Tums or Rolaid tablet.  That's the 
true test of a good paper.  (wink)

Steadman,

Right. Touch your tongue to a silver print and give it a sec. ;-)

> 
> I can't wait to visit my friends at the paper plant and talk 
coatings...if they only knew how much cybertalk goes on and how much 
folks are concerned. 
> 
> As for fresco painting... the similarities I see are connections to 
the substrate/pigment issue.  
> I disagree with your assertion that it comes back to a coating 
issue (taken to mean a spray or painted on clear coat).  The fresco 
does not need to have a clear coat because the pigment bonds with the 
substrate in a permanent way.  Like putting a pigment into a fresh 
sidewalk.  
> 
> I paint (with pigments and a brush) on kaolin (calcium carbonate) 
substrates that have been painted on hardboard.  The effect is about 
the same as the coated art papers I use.  
> 
> Don't sweat the opinions...
> 
> Steadman 
> 
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