Ilford Warmtone Fiber Paper Silver Halides?

[JMO]

I have used the Ilford WT semi-matte a few times, and usually liked my results in terms of the tones created, but not so much the semi-matte surface. Another "semi-matte" FB paper I've tried that I've found to be more like what I'd call "semi-gloss" is ADOX's MC-112. You might consider giving it a try. I've purchased ADOX 110 and 112 from B&H and Freestyle in the past.

[jtomasella]

Just an FYI, Ilford warmtone gets darker as it dries.

[Drew Wiley]

All emulsions darken upon drying, some more than others.

But one observation about some of the old standbys like Foma paper is that the emulsions have been reformulated somewhat from what you might encounter in toning literature, unless its relatively recent information.

[Ulophot]

Larry, as I have written about before, here, I use a "varnish" with the semi-matte that restores the tonality. Some would never do this, for understandable archival reasons. I am so far convinced that for the time period I can foresee my prints being displayed, there will be no problem. Strand used it; I got it from his best friend. It's here: https://www.largeformatphotography.i...dilution/page3.

Since the Fomatone is already semi-gloss, the effect is much less, but it does slightly deepen the low values.