I had lovely prints on my papers. One with iron mordant that gave strong dark prints with blue and purple. And one with soymilk that gave a lighter print but with more colors. Also the soymilk made the leafs and flowers stick to the paper. It was hard not to dammage the paper, pealing the leafs of.
Good morning In the session on paper rolled around the tins. You let the tins cool down overnight in the pot. Is the cooling down done, to all the different methods? ???
I recommend letting them cool overnight so the colour can develop further, but honestly sometimes I can’t wait and I open them as soon as I can touch them! You’ll still get good colours if you unwrap them immediately.
You mention using alum mordant to get different colours. Would I make a solution of Aluminium sulfate or Aluminium acetate (I have both), and dip my paper into it or soak my paper? And what about cloth?
You could use either, but generally you can use aluminium acetate alone whereas alumunium sulfate requires preparing with tannins as well. I use alum in a similar way to iron – dilute it in water and soak your fabric or paper in this. You can also use alum, let it dry, then do another layer with iron. This allows for some different colours again.
Thank you Louise, I really appreciate you answering all my questions! I’ve whizzed through the course as I only discovered you/it recently and I’m getting so much joy out of all this! So Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
I haven’t tried it, but you can dissolve gelatin in a small tray of water and soak the paper in it for a few minutes. You’ll have to experiment with quantities and soaking times.
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Really lovely comparisons. This is so helpful and I am enjoying your thoughtful and concise teaching methods!
Wonderful, glad you are enjoying it! There are so many different variables and exploring them is a great way to develop our skills.
I had lovely prints on my papers. One with iron mordant that gave strong dark prints with blue and purple. And one with soymilk that gave a lighter print but with more colors. Also the soymilk made the leafs and flowers stick to the paper. It was hard not to dammage the paper, pealing the leafs of.
Wonderful. Have you tried submerging the paper in water to help you peel the leaves of? It can make it a bit easier.
Good morning
In the session on paper rolled around the tins. You let the tins cool down overnight in the pot. Is the cooling down done, to all the different methods?
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I recommend letting them cool overnight so the colour can develop further, but honestly sometimes I can’t wait and I open them as soon as I can touch them! You’ll still get good colours if you unwrap them immediately.
As much as I would love to open them up, I will wait till tomorrow morning . That will be 24 hours later.
You mention using alum mordant to get different colours. Would I make a solution of Aluminium sulfate or Aluminium acetate (I have both), and dip my paper into it or soak my paper? And what about cloth?
You could use either, but generally you can use aluminium acetate alone whereas alumunium sulfate requires preparing with tannins as well. I use alum in a similar way to iron – dilute it in water and soak your fabric or paper in this. You can also use alum, let it dry, then do another layer with iron. This allows for some different colours again.
Thank you Louise, I really appreciate you answering all my questions! I’ve whizzed through the course as I only discovered you/it recently and I’m getting so much joy out of all this! So Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
Aw thanks so much Pascale, I am so glad you are enjoying it!
These are so wonderful! Is there a way for us to prepare our paper with gelatin?
I haven’t tried it, but you can dissolve gelatin in a small tray of water and soak the paper in it for a few minutes. You’ll have to experiment with quantities and soaking times.