Enlarged negatives - duping, etc

[Theyoungestknight1990]

I'm wanting to finally try enlarging my 4x5 and Hasselblad negs to larger 8x10 as I'm intending to do hand masking, etc for creative purposes. I do know that ortho was a good option for this process, though I'm still stumped on what the best overall process is. I've tried to find a kind of 'step-by-step' process though haven't really found this. Heard of people using ortho, lith and even x-ray films for the task. Can anyone chime in for a beginner in this process - i.e for suitable film selection, developers, timing, etc? Kindly note the outcome will be for straight ahead black and white printing/enlarging - not alt process.

Say hi and would love to hear your workflows!!

Frank

[Tin Can]

Very simple conceptually

Practice will help

I use X-Ray as I have plenty

Make test strips as usual, develop like any film

I like doing this process, as I can make huge negs, from tiny format

[Drew Wiley]

Some of us already answered on a different forum. Good luck to you.