Spotting Ilford Warm Tone - what's available?

[Kimberly Anderson]

I know that SpotTone is no longer around, and finding the stuff is getting pretty difficult. My question is, what are folks using now that really works well. I have been digging in the archives and the newest post is from 2011. Has anyone else come up with anything different/better?

I like the warm tone paper from Ilford and plan to use it into the future. In some ways I feel like I'm starting from scratch having to find some new material to use for spotting. If anyone has a cache hidden anywhere and wants to share, please let me know.

If you kind folks have any secrets or new ideas, sharing them would be tremendous as well.

Thanks!

[Drew Wiley]

If I knew where there was a cache of SpotTone I sure wouldn't be telling anyone else - I'd
buy it myself! Basic black and sepia spotting dyes are easy enough to find substitutes for,
but not the olive-green color. I sure hope my supply lasts. Somebody needs to unravel the
formula and replicate it!

[J. Fada]

I have been using the Peerless dry dyes the last few years. They work fine-

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/73300-...et-of-5-colors

They also come in liquid I just noticed-

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/73318-...Dye-Lamp-Black

[bob carnie]

I have enough to last for the next 20 years and am not parting with mine.

If I knew where there was a cache of SpotTone I sure wouldn't be telling anyone else - I'd
buy it myself! Basic black and sepia spotting dyes are easy enough to find substitutes for,
but not the olive-green color. I sure hope my supply lasts. Somebody needs to unravel the
formula and replicate it!

[Kimberly Anderson]

Bob you are a brat. How long will you live? Haha.

Thanks for the recommendations guys. I saw the Peerless dyes on APUG but hadn't seen a liquid mentioned.

[Drew Wiley]

The Peerless set doesn't contain a specific color I personally need when working with the
mentioned paper, at least toned.

[Joseph Dickerson]

Drew,

When the boss at Spotone wanted to retire, he sold the formulae to Marshall's (the oil color folks). Look for Marshall's Spot All.

I don't know which colors are available but I'd think they'd continue with all of them.

JD

[Drew Wiley]

Thanks. I did buy a set of Marshall's and it didn't have what I needed. Maybe their selection has expanded since. I hate to start mixing my own dyes since the fading characteristics might be different from the tried and true Spotone system.

[Steve Sherman]

I print almost exclusively on Ilford Warm tone and use a product called Spot Pen. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...G&A=details&Q=
10 premixed pens in varying degrees of density, they do not leave a residue in glancing light like most Spotone dyes do. For Ilford Warm Tone get the standard black & white set, DO NOT GET THE Warm tone pens as they are just too warm, unless you Sepia tone your prints.

Cheers

[cdholden]

I print almost exclusively on Ilford Warm tone and use a product called Spot Pen. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/cont...G&A=details&Q=
10 premixed pens in varying degrees of density, they do not leave a residue in glancing light like most Spotone dyes do. For Ilford Warm Tone get the standard black & white set, DO NOT GET THE Warm tone pens as they are just too warm, unless you Sepia tone your prints.

Cheers

Steve,
I used the b/w Spot Pens on Galerie 3 glossy prints recently (no toning). They're not obvious, but if you look for it, you can see where it's been used. I had improved results by breathing on the spot and buffing with a chamois to make it less noticeable once it had dried for about 20-30 seconds.

Chris