Flattening prints
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Yeah, one of those ankle socks will work fine. Does make your flat file smell like wheat I can assume.
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my only worry with this is trying to get a print that is curled one way can be pretty hard to turn over and flatten face down alone. my recommendation is to lay it down face up with the weight on the corner and then turn it over and repeat after it flattens a bit. but to each their own.wottagunn wrote:Can somebody chime in here and let me know if this is ok. Here's what I do:
-remove from tube and unroll
-lie print face down on a sheet of glassine, which is on some foam core
-after a few days, when the paper is less stubborn, I turn it over and place 4 small relatively light weights on each corner (weights vary on the roll of the print, usually dvd's/books etc)
-when it's flat enough to fit in a flat file drawer, I remove the weights and let it flatten naturally
-once flat, I sandwich the print between glassine sheets and foam core
or are you saying that this step is a few days before you even put weights on it? in that case are people sending you pieces rolled print out (how keyes and geddes send their giclees)?
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Do you typically go with a foam core that is larger than the print you are flattening or one that is an identical size?
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Go with some border to avoid edge damage...nothingtogein wrote:Do you typically go with a foam core that is larger than the print you are flattening or one that is an identical size?
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Thanks. Think I'll order a set of 30x40s from Bags Unlimited.rubberneck wrote:Go with some border to avoid edge damage...nothingtogein wrote:Do you typically go with a foam core that is larger than the print you are flattening or one that is an identical size?
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Flattening smaller prints up to 18x24" is not hard... it's prints I have that are in the 36" range that I struggle with. I finally got a portfolio case big enough to hold these prints (I still wish I had a damn flat file), but now my main issue is flattening these bigger prints. I would usually do the reverse roll method (I've become an expert in that without ruining the print) but obviously these are bigger prints and I cannot do it alone and it's much harder to do on these bigger posters. I live alone, have a small apartment but seriously wanna get these bigger prints out of tubes and into the portfolio case to flatten out nicely.
So being someone who is alone, and I don't wanna bother a friend or my girlfriend to help me with my prints, what is the best way to flatten out these prints? Also considering I don't have a lot of room in my apartment to have prints laying around on the floor, has anyone figured an alternate option to flattening bigger prints?
Many thanks!
So being someone who is alone, and I don't wanna bother a friend or my girlfriend to help me with my prints, what is the best way to flatten out these prints? Also considering I don't have a lot of room in my apartment to have prints laying around on the floor, has anyone figured an alternate option to flattening bigger prints?
Many thanks!
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One thing I've been concerned about lately are prints that have been embossed. In particular, I just picked up "Walt & Jessie Never Never Give Up" by Sixstringer. There's a large embossed logo in the bottom left hand corner, and I'd like it to remain as raised as it currently is. Right now I've got it on a table in between some kraft paper. Above the kraft paper I've added a lot of magazines and books and distributed the weight to the best of my abilities. I only left the embossed logo uncovered in fear that it may become depressed, back evenly with the rest of the print. Anyone have experience with this?
Never seen anything happen to an embossing.Crash607 wrote:One thing I've been concerned about lately are prints that have been embossed. In particular, I just picked up "Walt & Jessie Never Never Give Up" by Sixstringer. There's a large embossed logo in the bottom left hand corner, and I'd like it to remain as raised as it currently is. Right now I've got it on a table in between some kraft paper. Above the kraft paper I've added a lot of magazines and books and distributed the weight to the best of my abilities. I only left the embossed logo uncovered in fear that it may become depressed, back evenly with the rest of the print. Anyone have experience with this?