[Aquanet] Try Twinrocker all the way to the edge - and what about Fabriano Esportazione?

[NitaLeland]

I think those dots come from heavy sizing, which resists the paint. When you cover the surface with a wash, as it dries the little pinholes appear in the wash. I now lightly wipe the surface of the paper with a clean, damp sponge before painting on it and the problem hasn't come back to haunt me. This works for me on all the papers I mentioned previously. I haven't used Twinrocker or Esportazione. 
Nita

Nita Leland
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Donna Barnes-Roberts 
  To: aquanet at thedigitalbraintrust.net 
  Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 6:04 PM
  Subject: [Aquanet] Try Twinrocker all the way to the edge - and what about Fabriano Esportazione?


  I do occasionally wander into the esoteric papers.  While my normal 
  day-to-day paper is Fabriano Artistico 140 lb. cold pressed, which is 
  very forgiving and easy to work with, sometimes I am lured to the 
  sensual side of the handmade papers.  I like working all the way to the 
  deckles on the Twinrocker - I am attaching one I did on that. 

  The other really sensual paper I have used is Fabriano Esportazione, 150 
  lb. ROUGH.  It is NOT forgiving, but you can get surprisingly sharp 
  edges and wonderful deep and dark wet-on-wet work.  And the surface 
  texture is just not to be believed.  It is unlike ANY other paper I have 
  used. You just can't make mistakes (heh, heh).  No fancy feather 
  deckles, but really amazing texture.

  As an aside - I have read people talking about how some papers don't 
  accept paint well.  Over the years, I have discovered that almost all 
  brands I have used have occasional pieces of paper that get "dandruff".  
  This happens when you are painting and think that you have wetted the 
  paper thoroughly with paint, but when it dries, you realize that there 
  are tiny white spots in the wash that the paint never touched.  This is 
  not always noticeable in light colored areas, but where you have a dark 
  passage it looks like dandruff has speckled your paint.

  As a result, I always treat my paper before painting with ox gall 
  liquid.  I put a half a capfull of the liquid (made by Winsor Newton) 
  into 8 ounces of water, then paint it liberally on the paper I need to 
  treat.  After drying, you can't tell it was treated - but washes lay 
  down better, and "dandruff" is a thing of the past. 

  I have attached paintings showing results on both Twinrocker and 
  Esportazione.  You can probably tell which is which.

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