1st attempt at using the new Ilford art fb paper

The black spot can be scraped away with a fine scalpel blade or removed with a bleach like Farmers reducer. It needs a bit of skill to retouch with a blade but it's not difficult.

Ian

Love the texture look. I've been wanting to try some of this paper - think I'll order today.
Also like the photo!

As Ian said, 'knifing' can be done. Then it's a case of spotting over thw white area afterwards... It takes patience, but is much easier on a matt or textured surface print, so should be doable on here.

Hi guys, thanks for the advice, using a blade makes me nervous, will I really be able to repair the print without it being noticed ?

Paul, use magnifying goggles and a sharp razor tip. Go very light and easy and work your way gently..with that paper, you should not have much trouble.

There is another way to remove that spot, providing the print has not been toned in any way. You will need some ferricyanide bleach and a very fine brush. Empty a few granuals of the ferri on to a dish or something similar, and with a fine tipped damp brush, lift just one granual of the ferri with the tip of the brush (it should just stick to it), and very carefully, using a magnifier if needed, lower the tip of the brush on to the black spot. Dab untill you have removed the black spot. The spot will need to be fixed by either dabbing fresh fixer from a cotton wool ball on to it, or refixing the whole print. Of course, it goes with out saying that the print will need to be re-washed in your usual way, and the remaining white spot then spotted when the print is dry. This works better if you work on a dry print, because if the print is wet, the bleach will bleed out to a wider area. I find this very controllable and easy to do with very little practice. Try to keep the brush as verticle as possible. I hope this helps.

Stoo

Hi guys, that worked a treat so far, I've to try a little dye to repair the little scratch, thanks for the help, Paul

I love this one.