Amidol Warm Tone

Hi everyone.

I'm looking to start developing my Ektalure in amidol. I've not used amidol before, though of course have read much about it. I was thinking I would probably order one of the amidol kits from Formulary. I was thinking Weston.

Anyway, of course one of the things I love most about Ektalure is its creamy base and warmth. I've read that amidol will tend to produce cool tones, and the stuff I want to print, for now, I want to be a little warm. I was hoping someone could give me some advice on which warming toners might work best for this application (and/or warn me against anything). Particularly if any of you seasoned guys have developed Ektalure in amidol, I'd really appreciate the advice.

Thanks.

I haven't tried Ektalure in amidol, but you're lucky to have some Ektalure. I've used Michael Smith's amidol formulas for Azo and for enlarging papers quite a bit, and both have worked well, and they are simple to mix yourself. You might try the enlarging paper formula, see how it looks, and then for a little more warmth, you could try increasing the KBr. You could try it with the Weston formula as well.

I have not used Ektalure in amidol, but I have used other papers in Michael A. Smith's formulas. I currently use Kentmere Kentona with a modified amidol formula in which I have added KBr and benzotriazol. The purpose was to get rid of the yellowing Kentona exhibits sometimes, but I found that by varying the balance of KBr and benzo, I achieved a warmer tone that I like. I think you could produce a tone you'd like, but it will probably take some experimenting.
juan

I've used Ektalure in Amidol [still have some!] and when Selenium toned it did produce warmer tones than prints done in my usual Beers. BTW, I used the Rayco Amidol developer which tends to be neutral toned.