arches platine - front or back?

Kimberly Anderson

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• Dec 9, 2009

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Getting serious here, I'm doing a bunch of printing with Arches Platine in pt/pd and I'm curious what everyone is doing?

Front (watermark readable) or back (watermark backwards)?

Thanks!

 

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• Dec 9, 2009

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I always use the readable side.

 

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• Dec 9, 2009

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ditto Don

 

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I use the smooth side of the paper. I forget whether the watermark is readable from that side or not.

 

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I print on the side where the watermark is readable.

 

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Thanks guys. I'm doing a test-print on the smooth side right now.

 

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Hmmmm...looking pretty good. Last night I printed on the back (rough, watermark backwards) side. I'm not sure if I prefer one over the other yet. More consideration must be taken.

 

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• Dec 9, 2009

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Using the back (Wmk reversed) side can cause problems with some process, as it isn't sized. Pepper, graininess, and blotching are more likely.

 

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Here's the lab.

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Heh heh,

I like the rope lights - also spotted the B&S bottles - so um, yeh... are you going to send me one of your Jobo drum processors for xmas ?

 

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nick mulder said:

...so um, yeh... are you going to send me one of your Jobo drum processors for xmas ?

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I can't. I need them for parts. One is pretty cannibalized already and three are working perfectly. The fourth needs a little work, but it'll probably just be used for parts too.

 

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Parts !

Bah humbug !

I need one for processing

 

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From the title of this thread I thought it had something to do with the mouth....