Image receiving material with nacreous pigment for producing contone images according to the silver salt diffusion transfer process

A method for obtaining a contone image having an antique look comprising the steps of:

• image-wise exposing an imaging element containing on a support a photosensitive layer containing a mixture of silver chloride and silver iodide and/or silver bromide dispersed in a hydrophillic colloid binder wherein the silver chloride is present in an amount of at least 90 mole % based on the total mole of silver halide and wherein the weight ratio of hydrophillic colloid to silver halide, expressed as silver nitrate, is between 3:1 and about 10:1 by weight
• and developing the thus obtained image-wise exposed imaging element in the presence of (a) silver halide solvent(s) and (a) developing agent(s) whilst in contact with an image receiving material comprising on a support an image receiving layer containing physical development nuclei characterised in that said image receiving material contains a nacreous pigment in said image receiving layer and/or in an optional layer between said support and said image receiving layer.