Product Information
- Price for 5packs*10g Alum Powder;
- Alum solution has been used to size rice paper to reduce its absorbency. The alum-treated rice paper is known as sized paper, which is used for gongbi(elaborate style) painting;
- In gongbi painting, alum water is used to seal the colors between different layer of washes so they will not run into each other;
- Alum is also widely used as water resistant to create special effects on the raw paper;
- Alum as preservative is indispensable in wet mounting to mix with flour to make mounting paste. Tip: you may apply alum water to the dark ink calligraphy strokes or heavy color part in painting before wet-mounting to prevent bleeding.
