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Do you prepare your paper before painting (gesso, varnish, anything...) ?
...or is it some special paper ?
to my understanding, there's no such thing as special anything when working with oils (panel, paper, wood, canvas, etc). oil will rot whatever surface you put it on if you don't first protect it.
Too true about the rot. Which is why I always stored my guns with the gunstock pointing up.
I use gesso that has been very diluted as when laid down, it turns out transparent. That is called the imprimatura layer.
I will try your medium way soon.
I thing scratch paper would not need preparation: it has a layer of plaster on it.