Split-grade printing — a practical walkthrough

Rhys WatkinsAdmin·12d ago

I've had a few people ask me to write up my split-grade process, so here goes. I work at grade 00 first for the highlights, then grade 5 for the shadows. Starting exposure is based on a clip test. Happy to answer questions.

Dan Swift·#1·10d ago

Great write-up. The clip test method is faster than I expected once you get used to it.

Helen Price·#2·10d ago

Do you use a minimum time for the grade 00 pass? I find that under about 12 seconds the results get unpredictable.

Ceri Thomas·#3·10d ago

This is brilliant, thank you. What paper are you using? I find Ilford MGRC much more responsive to split-grade than FB.

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