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Ilford Pyrocatechin Toner
For Olive Black tones.
| Stock A | ||
| Potassium Bichromate | 50 g | |
| Water to | 1 litre | |
| Stock B | ||
| Hydrochloric Acid (conc) | 100ml | |
| Water to | 1 litre | |
| Expose and process your print as normal and wash well. | ||
| Make up bleach from: 2 parts A and 10 parts B with 40 parts water, bleach the print then wash until all the yellow from the bichromate has been removed from the highlights then redevelop in the following Developer. | ||
| Developer | ||
| Pyrocatechin | 1.75 g | |
| Sodium Carbonate (anhyd) | 15 g | |
| Water to | 1 litre | |
Temperature is not critical, it should take 1½ to
2 mins at 20°C, this developer will oxide very quickly and should
be discarded when it turns a bluish green.
Wash the print and dry.
While originally fomulated for Ilford Plastika paper I first used this about 25 years ago with Iford Multigrade paper and it does produce lovely warm olive tones.
Print - Forte Polywarmtone FB, Developed in ID-78, right half toned in IT-8
