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“Rollie #4” by Ren Suchyta-Korany, Indiana, USA This Anthotype database of emulsions will grow each year on World Anthotype Day when artists add to the knowledge bank. If you can, please support this free resource by becoming a supporting member or making a donation. Much appreciated! To take part, use the link:Purple heart (Tradescantia pallida) anthotype by Ren Suchyta-Korany
Parts used: 80% petals / 20% stems and leaves
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Soaking
Solvent: Alcohol 70%
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“Fractal” by Carla Rocha, Seixal, Portugal “A Memory of Venice” by Karin Matter-Locher, Murten, Switzerland “Coffeeberry” by Anna-Brit Schlaepfer, San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA “Photogenic drawing 1/2026” by Goran Budija, Zagreb, Croatia “Purple Dreams” by Patricia Bromberger, Los Osos, California, USA “Whimsical Mushrooms” by Mickey Mariash, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, USA “Untitled” by Nan Wollman, Tucson, Arizona, USA “Summer melon flower” by Marta Palau Franco, Luxembourg “Woven Butterfly Angel” by Andie Dale, United Kingdom “Soft Sangria” by Teresa Guxens, Barcelona, Spain “Papery Lace” by Jen Perena, Rochester, New York, USA “Fotófalu” by Kriszta Németh, Törökbálint, Hungary “Flowers and Grasses” by Debbie Bentley, Wiggins, Colorado, USA “Chipped Stone Spear” by Bridget Murphy Milligan, Central Ohio, USA “Danny” by Alex Whiteside, San Francisco, California, USA “Untitled” by Kateřina Malečová Suková, Czech Republic “Memorialized” by Melanie Berry-Vasa, Boonton, New Jersey, USABroccoli (Brassica oleracea var. itálica Plenk) anthotype by Carla Rocha
Parts used: Florets (the green heads at the top)
Amount: 5 small florets
Extracted by: Immersion blender
Thinner: Diluted with two spoonfuls of alcohol
Application: BrushingClematis (Clematis × jackmanii) and Pomegranate (Punica granatum) anthotype by Karin Matter-Locher
Parts used: Petals from both plants
Amount: A handful for two prints
Extracted by: Cut into small pieces with scissors, then alcohol (38% ethanol, 62% distilled water)
Application: SpongeCoffeeberry (Frangula californica) anthotype by Anna-Brit Schlaepfer
Parts used: Berry skins
Amount: ~10 berries
Extracted by: Soaking and mashing
Solvent: Isopropyl alcohol 91%
Application: BrushingCornelian cherry (Cornus mas) anthotype by Goran Budija
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A handful of berries
Extracted by: Soaking in 200 mL cheap vodka for 10 days, then ultrasonically treated for 10 minutes (60 w/40 khz)
Solvent: Vodka
Application: BrushingFuchsia (Fuchsia magellanica) anthotype by Patricia Bromberger
Parts used: Petals, both pink and purple
Amount: 24 flowers for each layer
Extracted by: Flowers ground up in a coffee grinder with 30 mL of 91% ethyl alcohol, soaked for 30 minutes, then filtered
Solvent: 91% ethyl alcohol
Application: Brushing with a foam brushIndigo milk cap (Lactarius indigo) anthotype by Mickey Mariash
Parts used: Mushroom cap
Amount: 1 large mushroom cap
Extracted by: Simmering
Solvent: Tap water
Application: BrushingLantana (Lantana camara) anthotype by Nan Wollman
Parts used: Flowers
Amount: 5 grams of petals
Extracted by: Mashed with alcohol
Solvent: 30 mL alcohol
Application: Poured emulsion over paperMelon, Santa Claus (Cucumis melo) anthotype by Marta Palau Franco
Parts used: Rind
Amount: 3 tablespoons of the rind paste
Extracted by: Peeling and grinding the rind, and mixing the paste
Solvent: 50 mL alcohol, isopropanol 99.9%
Application: Brushing with a foam brushMix of Butterfly Pea flower (Clitoria ternatea) and Spirulina (Spirulina maxima) anthotype by Andie Dale
Parts used: Powder
Extracted by: Mixing
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Sponge brushMix of Sangria fruits anthotype by Teresa Guxens
Parts used: Pieces of apple, beetroot, raisins, orange, and hibiscus (Malus domestica, Beta vulgaris, Vitis vinifera, Citrus, Malvaceae)
Amount: 34 grams of infusion for each print
Extracted by: Mixer
Thinner: Gin
Application: BrushingMullein (Verbascum thapsus) anthotype by Jen Perena
Parts used: Dried flowers
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Boiling (to make tea)
Solvent: Tap water
Application: BrushingOregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) anthotype by Kriszta Németh
Parts used: Berries / Bark of stem and root
Amount: About a half handful for each print (berries) / Stem and root cut into approximately 10 cm pieces
Extracted by: Simple pressing (berries) / Soaking in alcohol (bark of stem and root)
Thinner: None for berries / Pure Ethanol for bark and root
Application: Brushing
Layers: 1 for berries / 3 for bark of stem and rootRosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) anthotype by Debbie Bentley
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 8 cut stems from the plant in the greenhouse, which I grew from seed. I used the leaves I removed, weighing 41 grams
Extracted by: Boiled the leaves in water for 10 minutes, then soaked them in the hot water for another 10 minutes. I then crushed the drained leaves with a mortar
Solvent: 1/2 cup of 91% Alcohol
Application: BrushingSkunk cabbage, eastern (Symplocarpus foetidus) anthotype Bridget Murphy Milligan
Parts used: Blossom or spathe
Amount: 20 blossoms/spathes
Extracted by: Blender
Thinner: 1/8 cup cheap vodka
Application: BrushingSnapdragon, dark red (Antirrhinum majus) anthotype by Alex Whiteside
Parts used: Flower
Amount: About 3-5 flowers
Extracted by: Crushing
Thinner: Filtered tap water
Application: BrushingStrawberry, wild (Fragaria vesca) anthotype by Kateřina Malečová Suková
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Alcohol
Application: BrushingWormwood, common (Artemesia absinthium) anthotype by Melanie Berry-Vasa
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A handful for enough solution to coat three 4″ x 5″ sheets
Extracted by: Soaking in hot water
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“In the Garden” by Mary Beth Klauer, Sioux City, Iowa, USA “A Clothes Encounter with Birds” by Malin Fabbri, Stockholm, Sweden “Alder branch” by Tanya MacGillivray, Halifax, Canada “Hippeastrum” by Shannon Beatty, Frederick, Maryland, USA “Dragonfly” by Jane Linders, St. Louis, Missouri, USA “Fire Island Breeze” by Ronald D. Butler, Saltaire, Fire Island, New York, USA “Coreopsis ‘self-portrait'” by Fiona Robinson, Salford, UK “Spotlight” by Tracy Piper-Wright, Ellesmere, Shropshire, UK “Untitled” by Viviane Piccoli, Casa Branca, Sao Paolo, Brazil “Lucie with a Butterfly” by Janie Julien-Fort, Montreal, Canada “Alter Ego” by Patricio Ceriani, Merlo, San Luis, Argentina “Equatorial penguin” by Mónica Páez, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador “Red Maple” by Laurinda Bellew, Wiltshire, UK “Untitled” by İlhan Sadıkoğlu, İstanbul, Turkey “Ferns Unfurled” by Caro Blount-Shah, Bradford, UK “Two’s company” by Ray Harris, Bristol, UK “Self-portrait” by Bengisu Çaygür, Silifke/Mersin, Turkey “Pelvis” by Dietlinde DuPlessis, Laramie, Wyoming and Tucson, Arizona, USA “Fotófalu” by Kriszta Németh, Törökbálint, Hungary “Delicate Flowers” by Katia Weibel, Näfels, Switzerland “A is for Anthotype” by Lyndsay Cedarwood, East Sussex, England “Pea Pod” by Ralph Rinke, Parksville, British Columbia, Canada “Strawberry Fields” by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen, Naerum, Copenhagen, Denmark “Moqanni” by Parisa Bajelan, Ardakan, Yazd, IranAchiote (Bixa orellana) anthotype by Mary Beth Klauer
Parts used: Powder from ground-up seeds
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Tap water and a small amount of alcohol
Application: BrushingAlumroot (Heuchera) anthotype by Malin Fabbri
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 10 leaves
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: 3 tablespoons of alcohol (isopropyl)
Application: BrushingAlumroot (Heuchera) anthotype by Tanya MacGillivray
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 5 medium-large leaves
Extracted by: Cutting and soaking for several hours
Solvent: 4-5 tablespoons of isopropyl alcohol
Application: BrushingBasil (Ocimum basilicum) anthotype by Shannon Beatty
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A generous handful for each print
Extracted by: Macerating in a laboratory blender and filtering through cheesecloth
Solvent: ~10 ml of 91% isopropyl alcohol per print
Application: Brushing with a foam brushCanna (Canna indica) anthotype by Jane Linders
Parts used: Petals
Amount: Two complete blooms
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: I added 10 mL of 91% isopropyl alcohol and 2 mL of deionised water to two crushed and pulverised red canna blooms
Application: BrushingChokeberry, black (Aronia melanocarpa) anthotype by Ronald D. Butler
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A small handful
Extracted by: Food processor
Solvent: Everclear whole grain alcohol
Application: BrushingDyer’s coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) anthotype by Fiona Robinson
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful for several small prints
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Alcohol (vodka)
Application: BrushingFalse shamrock, purple (Oxalis Triangularis) anthotype by Tracy Piper-Wright
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 14 stems (a good handful)
Extracted by: Blender
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Foam brushingGeranium, red (Pelargonium hortorum) anthotype by Viviane Piccoli
Parts used: Petals
Quantity: One handful per print, approximately 10 grams
Extracted by: Maceration
Solvent: Tap water and approximately 5 drops of lemon juice
Application: BrushstrokesHaskap (Lonicera caerulea) anthotype by Janie Julien-Fort
Parts used: Berry juice
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: The berries were frozen; I used the juice.
Solvent: None
Application: BrushingLantana (Lantana camara) anthotype by Patricio Ceriani
Parts used: Fruit
Amount: A handful (five or six fruit clusters like shown in the picture)
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Tap water
Application: BrushingMalabar spinach (Basella rubra) anthotype by Mónica Páez
Parts used: Fruits
Amount: 1 tablespoon
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Alcohol (crafted sugar cane 45%)
Application: BrushingMaple, red (Acer platanoides) anthotype by Laurinda Bellew
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: Three large leaves
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Tap water
Application: BrushingMint (Mentha) anthotype by İlhan Sadıkoğlu
Parts used: The stems and the leaves
Amount: 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Blender
Application: BrushingMix of Blueberry (Vaccinium sect. Cyanococcus) and Feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) anthotype by Caro Blount-Shah
Parts used: Petals of feverfew flowers and blueberry fruits
Amount: A handful of each for each print, approximately 2 tablespoons
Extracted by: Mortar and sieve
Thinner: Filtered water for mashing, then a teaspoon of Gin when sieving
Application: BrushingMix of Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) and Jamun (Syzygium cumini) anthotype by Ray Harris
Parts used: Fresh berries
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Just pressing fruit directly onto the paper
Solvent: None
Application: Pressing fruit directly onto paper, light brushingMix of Madagascar periwinkle (Catharanthus roseus) and Mexican fan palm (Washingtonia robusta) anthotype by Bengisu Çaygür
Parts used: Petals and Bark
Amount: Madagascar periwinkle: 3 tablespoons of petals. Mexican fan palm bark: a medium-sized cooking pot, loosely packed (approx. 80 mL of reduced extract)
Extracted by: Madagascar periwinkle: Boiled the petals in water until the colour concentrated into a deep fuchsia emulsion. The petals were removed, and the extract was reduced over low heat and filtered through cheesecloth. Mexican fan palm bark: The cleaned bark was boiled in water, then filtered twice through cheesecloth to remove the resin before reducing over low heat. This produced a dense, rich colour.
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Brushing (synthetic brush)Mix of Mullein (Verbascum thapsus) and Snowbrush ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus) anthotype by Dietlinde DuPlessis
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: A few leaves
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Tap water
Application: DippingOregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) anthotype by Kriszta Németh
Parts used: Berries / Bark of stem and root
Amount: About a half handful for each print (berries) / Stem and root cut into approximately 10 cm pieces
Extracted by: Simple pressing (berries) / Soaking in alcohol (bark of stem and root)
Thinner: None for berries / Pure Ethanol for bark and root
Application: Brushing
Layers: 1 for berries / 3 for bark of stem and rootPotato (Solanum tuberosum) anthotype by Katia Weibel
Parts used: Peels
Amount: Peels of 3 potatoes (2 handfuls)
Extracted by: Cut into small pieces
Solvent: Alcohol
Application: BrushingShamrock, purple (Oxalis triangularis) anthotype by Lyndsay Cedarwood
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 5 stems with 3 leaves each on them
Extracted by: Leaves bunched in fingers, then twisted and torn
Solvent: No solvent
Application: RubbingSnow pea (Pisum sativum) anthotype by Ralph Rinke
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: Approximately 10 grams mixed with 10 mL of distilled water (only about 2 mL of emulsion was used for the print)
Extracted by: Mortar and pestle
Solvent: Distilled water
Application: BrushingStrawberry sticks (Chenopodium foliosum) anthotype by Palle Lindgaard-Jørgensen
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A small handful
Extracted by: Mortar
Thinner: Tap water
Application: BrushingTea, Green (Camellia sinensis) anthotype by Parisa Bajelan
Parts used: Leaves
Amount: 3 tablespoons
Extracted by: Pouring the green tea into boiled water at about 80°C (175°F) and letting it steep for about half an hour.
Solvent: Tap water
Application: Brushing
“Druvfläder” by Ambjörn Jansson, Sweden “Pony Walking in a Snowy Field” by Christine Acebo, Ashford, Connecicut, USA “Under the Greek Sun” by Zsófia Seress, Göd, Hungary “Sassafras” by Donna Moore, Blaine, Tennessee, USA “Pennsylvania Ferns” by Pam McLean-Parker, Pennsylvania, USAElderberry, red (Sambucus racemosa) anthotype by Ambjörn Jansson
Parts used: Berries
Amount: A handful (quite a big hand!)
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: A tablespoon of alcohol (isopropyl)
Application: BrushingHeliotrope, Garden (Heliotropium arborescens) anthotype by Christine Acebo
Parts used: Petals
Amount: Petals from flowers of 5 flower clusters
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Alcohol (vodka)
Application: BrushingIris (Iris germanica) anthotype by Zsófia Seress
Parts used: Petals
Amount: A handful for each print
Extracted by: Mortar
Solvent: Alcohol (ethanol)
Application: BrushingRed lion (Amaryllis hippeastrum) anthotype by Donna Moore
Parts used: Petals
Amount: One blossom
Extracted by: Mortar and soaking
Solvent: 91% isopropyl alcohol
Application: Brushing with foam brushSpinach (Spinacia oleracea) anthotype by Pam McLean-Parker
Parts used: Spinach leaves and stems
Amount: 4 cups spinach leaves from Northern Pennsylvania (spinach origin location nearby the pressed ferns within my imagery)
Extracted by: Chopping, blending and filtering
Solvent: 1/2 cup of 91% Isopropyl Alcohol
Application: Brushing
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