How are you Spotting Ilford MGFB paper

[ASA1000]

I've used stick ink mixed with gum arabic on the old Gallery paper but on the new stuff it has the wrong sheen. What's better?.... and available!
Thx

[Mark J]

I just use the black one from the Cibachrome retouching dyes, and dilute it down with water to the right value.

[Drew Wiley]

Spot Tone. Always need Neutral Black and some Selenium Brown, and sometimes a little bit of Olive Tone, depending on how the print has specifically been toned. Some of my Spot Tone is the original label, some Marshall's label, when they bought out that line; but they've apparently discontinued it. I also have Peerless dry retouching dyes on hand, just in case, which are still being made in both dry and liquid form.

No single dye color will work correctly with MGWT. It's a paper which prints with warmer as well as cooler areas - anywhere from mild inherent split-toning to deliberate bold split toning.

[Axelwik]

Spot Tone

[Tin Can]

Never spot

Cleanleanlessness

Is next to….

I really never spot

Since I stopped scanning

[ASA1000]

I've been experimenting with this, you can dilute it with water and the matte finish dries really nice, but it's not archival.

[Kevin Crisp]

Edward Weston used India ink, and his prints are holding up...

[ASA1000]

Edward Weston used India ink, and his prints are holding up...

Excellent news! I'm doing prints for a museum. THANKS!!

[Kevin Crisp]

But they always show them in very dim light so it is hard to say.

[Jim Noel]

I spot everything with watercolors.