When printing your negatives on black and white papers choose resin-coated (or RC) papers and you will achieve rapid drying times and relatively flat drying.
When learning about black and white printing, graded papers are preferable to Multigrade. We stock and recommend the full range of Kenthene graded RC paper from Kentmere, and as a Professional stockist, you will buy at trade prices.
With Kenthene, you get exceptional value without sacrificing quality. It is a high quality, 270/m2 medium weight, versatile paper. A significantly deeper, richer black is possible compared with many alternatives and in a fraction of the time, due to its high-speed sensitive emulsion. We stock the entire range of Kentmere sizes and pack quantities available. Choose Fine Lustre surface over glossy when you feel that you might need to retouch or hand colour your prints.
You can achieve a maximum gloss on Kentmere's glossy surface paper by hot air drying.
When buying graded paper then the lowest grades i.e. 1 (special order) and 2 give the softest contrast whilst the higher grades (like 3) will give more contrast.
We would suggest that although you can use either of their graded papers with a red safelight, it should be at least one metre from the paper at all times.
We recommend Ilford PQ, Champion Suprol or Fotospeed PD developers when using Kentmere graded papers but Multigrade type developers can be used with equal success. However, to get the most out of Multigrade paper, it is the specific Multigrade developer that you should use.
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