Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) anthotype by İlhan Sadıkoğlu

“Serenity” by İlhan Sadıkoğlu
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Root
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 4 days
Month, season and year: August, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (Canson, 200 gsm)
Contrast of final print: *** (High)

Amount: For each print 1 tablespoons
Extracted using: Crushed in a mixer
Thinner: Not used
Layers: 2
Used to create image: Laser printed OHP positive
Challenges or observations: The beets were crushed with the help of a mixer. Applied to watercolour paper without dilution. An acetate was contact-printed for 4 days.

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