Print Toning (practical notes)

• Kodak G23 (Sepia and KRST)
• Tetenal Gold Toner
• Agfa Black and White Paper Chemicals (Viradon)

See chemistry page on Selenium toners

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See chemistry page on Viradon

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Best approach is to tone in sepia first.

1. Bleach, preferably in dilute bleach to slow down the process. The use of diluted bleach is to confine the bleaching to the light and middle tones only; a dilution between 1:4 to 1:10 is a good starting point. If the aim is to only tone highlights, a 1:1 dilution is probably more suitable. Bleach by inspection, but for a short time only and without agitation(?).
2. Rinse the print in running water for 2 minutes.
3. Immerse print in toning bath and agitate for approx 60 sec.
4. Rinse the print thoroughly in running water.
5. Tone in selenium
6. Hypo-clear
7. Final wash

- From experience, it seems like the sepia toning accelerates and becomes more apparent after toning and while rinsing the print.

• Tree by the lake of Roxen: Bleached with dilute bleach 1+1 for 30 sec –> Tone (sepia) –> Selenium 1+9, 5 min

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