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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;krispy, post: 852571, member: 19065&quot;]Most of the paper companies create a range of papers, in weights and for various uses, which ordinarily are defined in the product description. <b>Blick</b> carries the standards of <a href="http://www.dickblick.com/categories/printmakingpapers/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.dickblick.com/categories/printmakingpapers/" rel="nofollow">printmaking</a> papers for artists and students which are widely in use and recommended but they are overall heavier and for plate printing, needing to be soaked in water baths to remove the binding starches and collandered (stretched) prior to use, which is a lot of work. The starches that one soaks out of the papers actually effects how well ink will take to the paper and the humidity of the paper likewise effects how ink transfers from plate to paper, as you discovered when the paper was drying out.</p><p><br /></p><p>The Canson laid papers should work for you and seem to be available on the Blick site. Another paper company that makes excellent folio/book weight papers for this kind of delicate image would be <a href="http://www.hahnemuehle.com/site/en/203/graphic-and-design.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.hahnemuehle.com/site/en/203/graphic-and-design.html" rel="nofollow">Hahnemuehle</a> traditional artist grade papers for graphic design, called <i>Ingres</i> type papers. Also their high end Bugra Butten series is nice if still available. Another great paper to try are those from the <a href="http://www.cartieremilianifabriano.com/uk/_prodotti.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cartieremilianifabriano.com/uk/_prodotti.html" rel="nofollow">Fabriano</a> company. Their <i>Rosapina</i> and <i>Ingres</i> series papers are VERY suitable. They also make security paper, but I&#039;m not sure it&#039;s for sale to individuals. An exceptional paper is Velke Losiny laid, from a Czech maker if you can find these. Essentially, to find some of these papers, you have to check the other links I posted above, locate some more artist supply stores to see what they carry, and look for &#039;laid&#039; papers. Some may have too grainy or &#039;toothy&#039; of a surface, so you may want smooth surface papers to try out. Not using the appropriate press on any of these papers the results will obviously vary greatly so it will remain very experimental until you can locate the right kind of press that the die can be used with. I hope this helps a little more with point you in the direction of a few more sites and papermakers and types.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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