Who makes textured FB paper??

[chip j]

Used to be lots of it in the old days.

 

[bdial]

Have you looked at Ilford Art 300?

 

[chip j]

I would like to try it, but it can't sit in water very long, which is my usual darkroom procedure (print one day, than too tired to do any more, so let prints sit in water overnight).

 

[nworth]

It's certainly not like the old days (see attachment). You have to go digital to find a really wide selection of surfaces and colors these days. But looking in the Freestyle catalog shows that there is some variety available. Foma seems to have the widest choice, offering glossy, "velvet," and matte. Foma also gives you a choice of white or cream-white base color for some papers. But be aware that the "Luster" surface ("luster," "pearl," "velvet," etc.) varies a quite a bit from brand to brand. Also, FB papers are not the same texture as RC papers. You can still have fun, just not quite as much.

 

[mooseontheloose]

How do you wash your prints? When we used Ilford Art 300 at a lith printing workshop we either weighed down the papers with clips (top or bottom) to prevent them from floating up out of the water. Perhaps you could do the same?

 

[chip j]

The thing is, Ilford doesn't recommend a long wet time for Art 300.

 

[bdial]

Long wet times aren't especially good for any paper.
Art 300 is a beautiful paper with the right image, perhaps worth adapting your workflow to its requirements.

 

[chip j]

What I really want is a charcoal or tapestry surface, like Luminous used to make!

 

[GRHazelton]

Textured paper .... I remember something called, IIRC, Crystal. Glossy, but with texture. Fun stuff, for certain subjects, like snow!

 

[Paul Howell]

Salvich makes a silk surface in a warm tone, at least they did, B&H will order Salvich for you.

 

[Gerald C Koch]

I would like to try it, but it can't sit in water very long, which is my usual darkroom procedure (print one day, than too tired to do any more, so let prints sit in water overnight).

I did this once. The next day as I removed the prints the images slid off the paper. The emulsion had completely dissolved. Remember it is basically gelatin. So now I allot time for printing, washing and drying. This means that I do a fewer prints per session but it's not a race anyway. Over extending the time in water really does not do anything positive for the prints.

 

[gone]

I'd be hesitant to leave fiber prints sit in water all night long. The one time I did that the emulsion got very soft and, well, funny. This was w/ Kentmere papers, so maybe it was specific to them. It was also during a Florida summer and very hot in the room too.

 

[chip j]

I've been alright w/the RC & FB papers I've tried.