Analog spotting

This is the very old spotting paint set that I will be using to spot my images. 

It consists of 6 tones. The lower row are semi gloss tones and the tube is pure white. Three brushes are included, size 0, 1 and 3.

This is the original print, there are a lot of white and dark spots all over the image and a hair in the dark patch near the centre. 

I made sure there was only a small amount of paint on the very tip of the paint brush so that it wouldn't smudge as it was placed on the paper.

I made sure the brush wash dry and then to place it on the paper it is a dotting motion, however I was simply brushing the surface as I lowered my brush.

The hair is much less noticeable and most of the white/dark marks are not unnoticeable. I tested the tone of the paints I was using in the border before I put it on the print. 

This is one of my many attempts, I am finding it very difficult to keep the brush dry and get enough paint on it to transfer across. Spotting is a high grade skill that some spent years practising and perfecting their skill and I am trying to learn in just a few days. However it is now a dying skill since the invention of digital photography and Photoshop which makes it easy.