Kodak Printer Accessories manual

©Eastman Kodak Company, 2 006 May 2006 • G-23 TECHNICAL DATA / REFERENCE T oning Blac k-and-White Materials Photographic prin t toners are ch emical solutions used to treat black-and-white prints after processi ng. What do es treatment with a toner solutio n do to a black-and-white print? • Changes or enhances the image color to convey a mood [...]

2 Toning Black-and -White Material s • G-23 T ones Produced by P aper/T oner Combinatio ns Note: To produ ce the tones listed in the table, the papers were developed in KODAK PRO FESSI ONAL DEKTOL Developer (1:2) at 20°C (68°F). T one K OD AK T oner Dilution Reddish Brown Brown Di lute according to the pac kage instructions. Chocolate- Brown Br[...]

Toning Black-and-Wh ite Materials • G-2 3 3 Also avoid excessive fixing. Do no t fix prints for longer than the recommended time (app rox imately 10 minutes for fiber-base papers, 2 m inutes for resin-coated papers). Prolonged fixing expan ds the paper and allows th e solution to penetrate the base. Fixer that is trapped in the base is difficult [...]

4 Toning Black-and -White Material s • G-23 USING K OD AK PROFESSIONAL P ACKAGED T ONERS After you hav e selected a toner for your prints, follow the appropriate procedure below . Be sure to check the toner packaging for precauti onary information. K ODAK PR OFESSIONAL Rapid Selenium T oner Note: Observe the precautio nary information on all chem[...]

Toning Black-and-Wh ite Materials • G-2 3 5 K ODAK PR OFESSIONAL Sepia II Warm T oner 1. Prepare the bleach and toning baths according to the instructions packaged with the toner . Note: The bleach bath (Sol ution A) converts metallic silver in the print to light-sensitive silver bromide. You may want to bleach the print under safe light illu min[...]

6 Toning Black-and -White Material s • G-23 T ONER S MIXED FROM FORMULAS If you want to prepare your o wn toners, the formulas and instructions for the following toners are included below . Hypo Alum Sepia T oner T -1a. Produces cold-brown to chocolate-brown tones. Sulfide Sepia T oner T -7a. Produces warm-bro wn tones similar to those pro duced [...]

Toning Black-and-Wh ite Materials • G-2 3 7 Sulfide Sepia T oner T -7a Prepare Stock Solution s A and B as follows: Sulfide Sepia T oner T -7a To prepare the working bleach and toner (redeveloper) solutions, mix them as follows: 1. Immerse a thoroughly washed print in the bleach, and agitate until only a faint yell owish brown image remains. This[...]

8 Toning Black-and -White Material s • G-23 Save the remainder of Stock Solution B to rep leni sh the toning bath as you use it. The volume that you add will depend on the num ber of prints you to ne and the toning time. For example, if you tone to a warm-brown hue, add 4 mL of Stock Solution B after every fifty 8 x 10-inch prints (or equivalent)[...]

Toning Black-and-Wh ite Materials • G-2 3 9 SELECTIVE AND MUL TIPLE T ONING Y ou can produce striking effects by using these techniques: • Tone only particular areas of a print and leave the rest untoned. • Use different to ner s on different areas of a print. • Tone an entire print with more than one toner . Selective T oning T oning selec[...]

Toning Black-and-White Material s Minor Revis io n 5-06 Toning Black -and-White Materi als KODAK Publication No. G-23 CAT 839 7705 RET OUCHING T ONED PRINTS Y ou can use liquid dyes, colored or graphite penci ls, dry dyes, and opaque to retouch toned prints on Kodak f iber-base and resin-coated papers. Use dry dyes, such as K OD AK Retouchi ng Col [...]