Cynatypes
What is a Cyanatypes
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that gives a cyan-blue print. The process was popular in engineering circles well into the 20th century. The simple and low-cost process enabled them to produce large-scale copies of their work, referred to as blueprints. Two chemicals are used in the process
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that gives a cyan-blue print. The process was popular in engineering circles well into the 20th century. The simple and low-cost process enabled them to produce large-scale copies of their work, referred to as blueprints. Two chemicals are used in the process
How to make a Cyanotype
Instructions
Instructions
- 1 Set up a workspace for treating the watercolor paper. A dark room lit with a safe light is ideal. In any event, the room should be as dim as possible and away from direct sunlight.
- 2Put on the safety gloves, and proceed with mixing the chemical solutions. A common recipe calls for 25g ferric ammonium citrate and 100ml water in one bottle, 10g potassium ferricyanide and 100ml of water in the other bottle. Mix until the chemicals are fully dissolved. Important note: the 2 chemical solutions need to remain separate until the paper is to be treated.
- 3Place equal amounts of the 2 chemical solutions into the mixing cup. Cyanotype chemicals are short-lived once mixed together, so mix only what you think you will need for your project. You can always mix a little more, but unused cyanotype mixture must be discarded.
- 4Paint the chemical mixture onto the surface of the watercolor paper using the sponge or paintbrush. To avoid wasting chemicals, treat only the part of the paper where the negatives will be placed
- 5Allow the treated paper to dry thoroughly in a dark area. It is important to keep the treated paper out of light until it is time for printing
- 6Place the negative(s) on the treated paper in the darkened room. Consider placing the negative and paper in a secure-backed picture frame to hold the negative in place. Once everything is in place, cover with a light-protective cloth and carry outside.
- 7Place the negative and paper in direct sunlight for about 10 to 15 minutes (denser negatives might take longer).
- 8Once the paper has been exposed, bring inside and place it into the plastic tray. Allow it to sit under running water for about 5 minutes.
- 9Pour a cap-full of hydrogen peroxide into the water wash to get a quick preview of what your final image will look like.
- 10Allow cyanotype to dry completely.
This is my Cyanotype
what went well is that the sharpener came out the clearest and that this was my first attempted so that i am proud that i got this result.
Even better if that i left the objects on the paper and keep the objects still to stop the moved look on the outcome of my image.
Even better if that i left the objects on the paper and keep the objects still to stop the moved look on the outcome of my image.
Anna Atkins |
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Anna Atkins is a photographer. she was born on the 16 march 1799 and she died on the 9th june 1871. Anna Atkins was the person who was famous for inventing Photograms.
Also Anna Atkins was a botanist, which is the study of plants an d flowers. This is why the focus of her work is mainly flowers and plants. This image by Anna Akins is created by using Cynatype paper which is a blue colour when it has contact with sunlight. this os how she had made this image, she had placed the flowers on top of the paper and she had placed it in the sunlight and then she had to leave it in the sunlight until the colour had full changed and she had to make sure that the flowers haven't moved otherwise the image would be blurry.
This image is a very unique image because it is a very hard image to create and it takes manny attempts and trials. this images has shows how much light go through the leaves on the flower because of the ,.,..,.,,.,.,,.,. of the petal is quite blue so it shows that light go through the petals. |