Ilford Multigrade Art 300 20x24" 15 Sheets Darkroom Paper MGART300

All of the accolades you've read about this paper are true. Go ahead and buy some and you'll see for yourself. However, the paper does have one flaw... Any prints you make on this paper will look like inkjet. That's because all of the 'flaws' of conventional photographic paper have been eliminated. There are no tiny inconsistencies in the texture of the paper, no little dents and dings caused by tray processing, no 'waffling' of the top and bottom edges of the paper. Art 300 prints will look 'perfect'... Just like inkjet prints, but that's the rub. I want people to know I made these prints by hand, in trays with chemistry. BUT TRY THIS PAPER OUT, you'll be glad you did. P. S. The dirty staining around the edges that you may have read about in other reviews, is ... MoreAll of the accolades you've read about this paper are true. Go ahead and buy some and you'll see for yourself. However, the paper does have one flaw... Any prints you make on this paper will look like inkjet. That's because all of the 'flaws' of conventional photographic paper have been eliminated. There are no tiny inconsistencies in the texture of the paper, no little dents and dings caused by tray processing, no 'waffling' of the top and bottom edges of the paper. Art 300 prints will look 'perfect'... Just like inkjet prints, but that's the rub. I want people to know I made these prints by hand, in trays with chemistry. BUT TRY THIS PAPER OUT, you'll be glad you did. P. S. The dirty staining around the edges that you may have read about in other reviews, is caused by insufficient stop bath. I mix my stop bath fresh each time, and very slightly stronger than recommended. Then I stop the print with brisk agitation (and flips) for a good 30 seconds - PROBLEM SOLVED!

Love the texture of this photo paper. My prints look beautiful and Ilford Art 300 is so easy to tone, flatten and frame. I've read that some photographers feel the texture can be best appreciated without glass in front it. I can see what they're talking about. However, prints still look awesome behind glass. When I first started using this paper last year, I was purchasing a 50 sheet of 8x10 Ilford Art 300 for $65. Since then, the price has gone up twice and is now $95. I understand that, with the Covid 19 pandemic, things are hard on everyone. I just hope it doesn't go up again anytime soon.

As I use Hahnemuhle paper for my platinum and palladium printing, I had great hopes for this product. Unfortunately, I don't have the traditional darkroom skills to make this paper work. Despite all the advice I could glean from the reviews, and one conversation with B&H help line, I consistently get a prominent brown edge stain. The chemistries are all from Ilford except for Photographers Formulary TF-5 rapid fix. The black spots are annoying as well. I already enjoy a high cost printing method (pl/pl) and not looking for another.