It is a wispy rice paper that wilts in face of the slightest breath and can be trampled into oblivion by any old foot.
Another way of printing the direct method is to have the rice paper already cut to size before preparing the plate to print.
If one tries to brush paste on a damp piece of rice paper, it will rip.
The tapioca powder makes the rice paper glutinous and smooth.
The rice paper is clear and plastic-like when dry, but it is edible and dissolves in the mouth.
The inner layer is edible rice paper, and the outer layer is paper soaked in vegetable oil.
It is designed to adhere well to modern paper, while traditional ink only adheres well to rice paper.
She still worked on rice paper, giving her work a delicate quality.