The recipe of this legendary photo paper by Forte would have been lost in the digital revolution if ADOX had not saved the production technology. In ten years of development, ADOX has succeeded in recreating this beige-green, high-resolution emulsion with the genuine vintage look and outstanding toning behaviour.
Now it is also available to create artistic works on different substrates.
The fixed contrast of 2.5 was chosen to perfectly match most negatives.
With a bottle of 300ml you can coat approx. 2,5-3 sqm (depending on the application quantity - indication is for 1mm wet application).

COAT with photo emulsion (open the package only in the darkroom under red protective light!):

The liquid photo emulsion is soft and gelatinous in the bottle.
To use it, it must be:
1. be warmed up to approx. 42-45°C

2. dry well in complete darkness after application (Maximum exposure to protective light 2 minutes. ADOX SUPERSAFE maximum 10 minutes)
3. be cured during application to withstand mechanical impact/touching

ADHESION
The best binder is ADOX COLLOIDA C photo gelatine. It is easy to process in light to prepare and later coat all substrates such as paper, glass, textiles or even stones.
ADOX COLLOIDA C is the same high purity photo gelatine that we use to produce Polywarmtone photo emulsion. Generic gelatines have a high risk of obscuring the emulsion. ADOX Art Baryta is a pre-coated paper on which you can apply the photo emulsion directly without coating first.

CURING with ADOX EMH-1 Emulsion Hardener 100 ml Concentrate

If you only want to coat paper -without further processing like toning- you don't necessarily have to use hardener. The emulsion dries and adheres quite well. In most cases, however, it is recommended or necessary to use the hardener ADOX EMH-1. It produces an acidic hardening bath which replaces the stop bath. If damage to the coating material already occurs in the developer (e.g. with glass plates), it is advisable to carry out the hardening bath before the developer (1-2 minutes). Afterwards, watering would be necessary before development. The hardening process can also be carried out after fixation.

Hardening bath (hardening stop bath) for Polywarmtone photo emulsion.
Replaces the stop bath during processing or as an extra hardening bath before development if layer separation already occurs in the developer. As the hardening bath is acidic, intermediate watering would then be necessary.

Dilution: 1+40 (25ml to one litre)
Application time: 2 minutes
Content sufficient for one bottle of Polywarmton Photo Emulsion

Spare bottle

Black, lightproof bottle for storage or for partial withdrawal (heating) of Polywarmtone emulsion.