In my rummaging through the Internet researching papers I found this from the Awagami website...has anyone used this paper for alt process, more specifically platinum/palladium? If so, do you have any tips (does it need an acid pre-bath, etc.)? I just bought a pack of it after really liking the Awagami Platinum Gampi but finding that it is hard to come by and stupidly expensive (like $10/sheet for a 9x12 inch sheet).
Our most famous paper, Kitakata is composed mostly of Philippine gampi fiber and exudes a warm natural tone. Do not be fooled by imitations - this is the one and original Awagami Kitakata. Kitakata's resilience makes it a worldwide favorite paper for printmaking, drawing, mixed-media, book-arts and alternative photography. Although listed as "unsized", Kitakata's gampi fibers exhibit natural sizing-like characteristics thus requiring no additional sizing
In my rummaging through the Internet researching papers I found this from the Awagami website...
Awagami Factory - Japanese WASHI PAPER Online Shop
‘Awagami Factory’ is a registered brand of washi papers crafted under the direction of the Fujimori family in Tokushima, Japan. Responding to the needs of artists & creators, Awagami focuses on research and development in an ongoing effort to integrate washi into contemporary life. Awagami...awagami.com
...and this reference which suggests it should be a go:
Platinum Printing with Japanese Papers
Following on from an earlier post where we discussed the differences between printing with platinum and palladium on watercolour and printmaking paper as well as highlighting the exquisite prints o…artofplatinum.wordpress.com
Also found these with a 'platinum' search at Hiromi Paper...handmade...expensive:
Search: 4 results found for "platinum"
Your source for Japanese papers and papers from around the world.store.hiromipaper.com
They have machine made offerings on rolls as well.
No kidding. I've seen videos of people working with paper that looks like a couple layers of spider webs.Yikes! And while I like the idea of playing with papers, printing on something at 17gsm scares the living daylights out of me.
How would you mount a 17gsm paper?
very carefullyprobably use mulberry hinges and wheat paste, attaching the t-hinges at the extreme corners.
There appears to be as many different ways as there are artists.How would you mount a 17gsm paper?
has anyone used this paper for alt process, more specifically platinum/palladium? If so, do you have any tips (does it need an acid pre-bath, etc.)? I just bought a pack of it after really liking the Awagami Platinum Gampi but finding that it is hard to come by and stupidly expensive (like $10/sheet for a 9x12 inch sheet).
Here is one video that gives an idea what might be involved - on Tosha Washi paper:
:Niranjan.
Perhaps if you used an over mat so that where the hinges were pasted to the paper wasn't visible.
The mulberry hinging tape is very light - depending on how translucent the paper is, it might not be visible. But yes, I would overmat the print if for no other reason than to keep it from being too wrinkly.
Rats....but I'm thinking this paper is a total bust.
There appears to be as many different ways as there are artists.
Here's one...ink the plate...apply gossamer thin paper...apply wheat or rice starch...lay over the "parent sheet" and run it through the press.
So not dry mounted...rather it becomes fused into the parent sheet.
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