EARLY EXPERIMENTS WITH RICE PAPER PRINTS
The following tests were conducted over a period of 5 days using a variety of water temperatures, surfectant ratios and techniques. Through repeated testing, the paramaters affecting the results became apparent:
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Paramaters able to be controlled include: • Water temperature • Concentration of surfectant used • How many times the brush is dipped into the water • How much time passes between depositing ink and taking a print.
Inprecise hand movements External disruptions to the water stillness such as light breeze, vibrations of people walking past, etc. How much the water is disturbed when the paper is laid down.
Parameters more difficult to control include: • Exactly how much ink is on the brush • Exactly how far the ink is dipped into the water
20˚C 1:20 soap to water ratio 1 x Concentric circles
20˚C 1:20 soap to water ratio Circles split exponentially
20˚C 1:10 soap to water ratio 1 x concentric circles
10˚C 1:30 soap to water ratio 2 x concentric circles
50˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 1 x concentric circles
20˚C 1:20 soap to water radio 2 x concentric circles Blown with straw
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