Hi, they're entirely digital but unlike some dreadful Photoshop Lith recipes that you see on the web I came up with my own based on a plentiful supply of Kentmere Art Classic lith prints sitting by my side for reference.

I sampled the colours to use as the basis for the colour of the lith image and created a low and high contrast versions that I could blend between – that way you control to virtual infectious development. Most of the guys who do them in Photoshop seem to have never seen a lith print and just end up with contrasty sepia!

I've heard Art Classic has been discontinued but Silverprint suggest FOMA 'Chamois' is a good replacement but I haven't tried it. Yes the times are long - but so long that that popping is not such a problem as the neg settles down - I've had minutes! One way round it is to use a 10x8 and make contact prints but that is a bit much!

Garry