They are also all based on cold-strained masses, which guarantees their stability. The wet paper goes straight from the mold to blotting papers, and from there to the press. Sheets of damp paper are pressed in a hydraulic press before passing to the drying section. The drying cabinet has to have a capacity for drying a full day's production. Prestige is certainly a factor, but there are others.
Handmade papers offer a far greater range of expressive possibilities than conventional papers.
In etching, handmade papers offer a superior capacity to assure exact register when working with various plates. In screen printing and lithography, handmade papers feature surface conditioning which permits them to take more exact impressions, especially in fine line work. Handmade papers offer the possibility, in any medium, to achieve the degree of relief which the artist desires. If this article inspires you to applaud, dissent, append or otherwise react, please do so in the World Printmakers Forum .