Dry down is the phenomenon responsible for many fibre prints being confined to the wastebasket. The wet print looks bright and glows, but the following morning the highlights in the dried print are dull and the image lacks the contrast and bite of the previous evening. This is the demon dry down at work. Drydown has a significant affect on fibre papers and because all papers dry differently it is advisable to carry out the following simple test on each paper you use to determine the correct factor.