tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579929279465590914.post1811265597149582989..comments2023-05-30T05:11:40.585-04:00Comments on Christiane Kingsley's Art: Another experiment with 300lb Hot Pressed Watercolor PaperChristiane Kingsleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10550714224805511513noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579929279465590914.post-34802916682975393722010-02-01T17:16:14.841-05:002010-02-01T17:16:14.841-05:00Rhonda,
I certainly will not give up the Arches 14...Rhonda,<br />I certainly will not give up the Arches 140#. I am anxious to get back to it.<br /><br />Deb,<br />I am very happy to hear that you don't mind a bit of fluctuation of the paper. This is what I have been dreading with the 140#.Christiane Kingsleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10550714224805511513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579929279465590914.post-32967517651075827302010-02-01T00:27:47.461-05:002010-02-01T00:27:47.461-05:00I missed your prior post about your paper experime...I missed your prior post about your paper experiments and am weighing in late - I used Saunders Waterford for a while; it's very soft and after glazing several layers it will be almost "blotter" like. I went back to Arches 140. I do not stretch the paper but will tape it down, let it buckled after my first wash, air dry it overnight and it's usually pretty flat next day. At the very end, I'll iron it if necessary, but I think a certain amount of fluctuation by the paper surface after it is framed indicates "original!!!" Lately I'm using more Fabriano, both 140 and 300, and some Arches 300 also, and liking all of them.debwardarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05225105239355671724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5579929279465590914.post-86678007627122082622010-01-31T17:07:41.915-05:002010-01-31T17:07:41.915-05:00I was surprised you used less water since the pape...I was surprised you used less water since the paper just soaks it up - but you handled it well and I think you'll like it the more you use it. But never give up your 140# - it's the gold standard :)RH Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497161758269292809noreply@blogger.com