I have a question about using hot press versus cold press paper. It seems to me that you would want cold press paper, because when you are staining and starching the paper, it will absorb more. Once the paper is saturated with the starch and burnished, the surface of the paper would become smooth. Or does it entirely depend on how smooth your cold press paper is? Many watercolor papers are quite smooth, even if cold press. Does anyone have an opinion or preference to relate?
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@Kathlyn Powell thank you for coming and it was lovely to meet you! Fabriano have been going since the 12th or 13th century yes so it's a bit more meaningful for us to use their paper combined with medieval (because what is 'medieval'? Meaningless in the Islamic and Chinese and other contexts; I'm part of a 'Medical in Contemporary Art' research group and we are trying to expand this term a bit, even though it's also still a useful reference point for Western European art and book culture) techniques. Paper rubbed with clay is available from Khadi I think - some Nepalese paper. I don't know if it's always available nor the sizes, they kindly sent me some samples to try.
Hope to see you next time!