What would be the best surface to paint liquid emulsion on for photography?

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I have to do a photography assignment that requires me to print my image 3.5'x5'.
I was thinking of using liquid emulsion, but I don't know what would be the best surface to use or where to get it (for cheap!)

Glass, wood, plexyglass?
What is the cheapest, and where can I get it?
 
Paper... but if the point of the assignment was to NOT use a unique paper, then it depends on the emulsion you buy.

I have used and recommend liquid light. You can use a sponge or brush to apply, and the same goes for the developer and fixer if you decided to use wood. Glass wont work too well fyi, neither will plex. You might want to try a t-shirt, or just a piece of shear fabric.

When applying, you can add a tiny bit of paper developer to the emulsion to make it more contrasty. If applying to wood, you may need it to cure 2-3 days to work properly. And if applying by a brush, the brush strokes will be visible. If you don't want this, you can try to apply more coats of the emulsion.

You can get fabric, wood, or paper in hundreds of stores, depends where you are.
 
Liquid emulsion works on a variety of surfaces.

Assuming you are using positive Liquid Emulsion then for best acuity and contrast glass with white painted on the back works really well.

Just about any non-porous surface is pretty nice.

That is a fairly small image so you can successfully contact print with a digital negative or use an enlarger if you have a smaller negative.
 
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