Ilford Galerie Mono Silk Warmtone 250gsm

Ilford Galerie Mono Silk Warmtone 250gsm is designed specifically for black-and-white photography. An RC photo paper with a silky matte finish and a warm tint base (CIE L* 93.9), it replicates the look and feel of a darkroom warmtone darkroom paper — classic portrait photography territory. Deep blacks, warm whites, and a silky texture that makes monochrome prints feel complete without the cold neutrality of standard matte papers.

At 250gsm on an RC base, it has the feel of a proper photographic paper rather than a cotton art paper. It's OBA-free, meaning no UV-reactive brighteners — the warmth is intrinsic to the paper's construction. Compatible with both dye and pigment inks, it's the paper GPP uses for clients who want their black-and-white prints to look like they came out of a darkroom.

At GPP, Mono Silk Warmtone is the recommendation for portrait photographers who print in black and white, for documentary photography with a warm-film aesthetic, and for anyone who wants their monochrome work to have the quality and gravitas of traditional silver gelatin printing without the overhead. If you've admired a classic studio portrait print, this is what it feels like.