Well, I searched a bit around the forum for similar threads and haven't found anything.
Today I've gone to the Capital (Lisbon) to spend some money on stuff for alt. processes. I wanted to try some watercolor papers, and acrylic sizing like Andrew O'Neil does for Carbon prints (I use to size my paper with starch or gelatin and formaldehyde).
I ended buying 1 sheet of Fabriano Classic 5 (satin), 1 sheet of Fabriano Studio 300gsm (satin) and a sheet of St. Cumbert's Bockingford (300gsm, Hot press). The varnish I got was a La Pajarita (made in spain), acrylic mat varnish (pretty thick stuff by the way). I'm going to make some experiments...
I know of the lists published by AlternativePhotography.com regarding paper and sizings, but those don't include methods, samples, or notes by their contributors; neither a easy and "close" way to discuss the topic, add new information. There are hundreds of papers out there, hundreds of ways to size. For example: here in Portugal I might be able to get some type of acrylic varnish that some fellow out in USA may never heard of but that's an option that might suit someone else. Pigmets: here my local art store actually stocks St. Petersbourg "White Nights", while this might not be available everywhere, the same way as Black Cat india ink is impossible to find here (I use D. Torrejano), but it's allways good information.
Share your work(process), your hints, your obscure brands and preferences.
Today I've gone to the Capital (Lisbon) to spend some money on stuff for alt. processes. I wanted to try some watercolor papers, and acrylic sizing like Andrew O'Neil does for Carbon prints (I use to size my paper with starch or gelatin and formaldehyde).
I ended buying 1 sheet of Fabriano Classic 5 (satin), 1 sheet of Fabriano Studio 300gsm (satin) and a sheet of St. Cumbert's Bockingford (300gsm, Hot press). The varnish I got was a La Pajarita (made in spain), acrylic mat varnish (pretty thick stuff by the way). I'm going to make some experiments...
I know of the lists published by AlternativePhotography.com regarding paper and sizings, but those don't include methods, samples, or notes by their contributors; neither a easy and "close" way to discuss the topic, add new information. There are hundreds of papers out there, hundreds of ways to size. For example: here in Portugal I might be able to get some type of acrylic varnish that some fellow out in USA may never heard of but that's an option that might suit someone else. Pigmets: here my local art store actually stocks St. Petersbourg "White Nights", while this might not be available everywhere, the same way as Black Cat india ink is impossible to find here (I use D. Torrejano), but it's allways good information.
Share your work(process), your hints, your obscure brands and preferences.