Digital BW, The Print

Tom Husband wrote:

> I'm doing some QTR curves for a 2200 and UT7 ink.  I don't want to
> wait 24 hours for the ink to settle in and I know some of you use a
> hair dryer to speed things up.  How long do you use the dryer and do
> you keep it a foot or so off the paper?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom

High heat, low fan - close to the print (a few cm away). Put your other 
hand behind the print. You'll feel it heat up, it'll get damp (fiber - 
not RC), it'll dry out. All very quickly. Keep the hair dryer moving, 
back and forth, back and forth, overlapping each stroke as you make your 
way across the print. Takes a minute or so to dry a 30 x 24 cm print. 
For a print that size I usually make two passes (top and bottom). But 
whatever works for you.
--
Bruce Watson