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- From: peterd@hpgrla.gr.hp.com (Peter Davidoff)
- Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 20:17:59 GMT
- Subject: Re: Swelling of wet paper
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- Swelling
- ^^^^^^^^
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- The swelling of the *gel* increase the light diffusion, and when
- the paper dries (gel dries) and condenses, the exposed bromiedes
- condense -- we get *dry down*.
-
- For some of the older processes, especially bromoil, we want as
- much swelling as we can. The process swells the gelatin, than
- tans (hardens) it. With this bas-releif inked, we've the makings
- of a matrix for dye-transfer (albeit, an 19th century version).
-
- Collotype also makes use of this emulsion swelling however the
- base material is glass (a bit more dimensionally stable, eh? :)
-
- I've noticed that different papers have considerably different
- swelling and dry-down. The arista classic I use for Carbro has
- significant swelling and significant drydown, on the order of 20-25% !
-
- Even my Palladiums and VanDykes show swelling and dry down. Since
- the coating is quite thin and not a gel, I assume it is the paper
- swelling I must account for in the exposures.
-
- Peter
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