Blotting paper

[SeanEsopenko]

Is it ok to dry prints sandwiched between acid free blotting paper with a heavy board & weight on top? I remember doing that in intaglio classes back in art school, so I'm assuming it would work ok for fiber based photographic prints.

I just finished a bunch and they're buckling and curling like mad from drying in the plain air, laying on their fronts on window screen. I'd rather not dry-mount my prints so I'm trying to figure out ways to dry them nice and smooth/flat.

[John Cahill]

The blotter paper will stick to the wet emulsion. Blotter books have a kind of wax paper page that goes over the wet emulsion side; the old blotter rolls had a special matte non-stick surface for that side.

I dry on screens, then place the prints between sheets of blotter between two pieces of heavy plywood, with books on top and leave them for a couple of days. They end up nice and flat.

You could probably dry almost dry uncovered face up, then add the top blotter and the weight and be o.k.

[SeanEsopenko]

I dry on screens, then place the prints between sheets of blotter between two pieces of heavy plywood, with books on top and leave them for a couple of days. They end up nice and flat.

Sweet. Thanks for the help.