(57) A photographic element comprising at least one silver halide photographic emulsion in a hydrophilic colloidal binder on a substrate and a surface matting layer over said at least one emulsion, said matting agent layer comprising a binder having at least two different types of non-developmentally disolvable particles therein, one type of particle comprising a matting agent having an average particle size of between 1 and 10 microns in a coating weight of between 0.015 and 0.15 g/m², and the second type of particle comprising buoying particles having an average particle size of between 0.20 and 0.75 microns in a coating weight of between 0.2 and 0.7 g/m².
The combinations of particles having different sizes are used to improve drawdown, reduce the starry night effect, and maintain the sensitometric quality of photographic film materials.