“El mar florece” by Sara Olivia Fuentes
Country: Chile
Parts used: Leaves and stem
Application: Rod
Exposure time: 5 hours
Month, season and year: November, Spring, 2021
Substrate: Watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Arjuna tree (Terminalia Arjuna) + Others anthotype by Archana Verma Kakar
“Epiphany” by Archana Verma Kakar
Country: India
Plants used: Turmeric, Onion skins, and my homemade brown ink from the Arjuna tree
Parts used: Flowers
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 5 hours
Month, season and year: August, summer 2022
Substrate: Bustro 300gsm Watercolour paper (25 percent cotton)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Turmeric (Curcuma longa L.) anthotype by Dalene Marais
“Hope from Africa with love” by Dalene Marais
Country: South Africa
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 8 hours in SA sun (UV 6 out of 10)
Month, season and year: August, Winter, 2022
Substrate: Rough watercolour paper 300 g
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Paprika (Capsicum annuum) anthotype by Ronald D. Butler
“Coneflowers” by Ronald D. Butler
Country: USA
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 17 hours
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Hannemuhle Platinum Rag, 300 gsm
Contrast of final print: * (Low)
Beetroot (Beta vulgaris) anthotype by Robyn Nielsen
“I Hope This Works…” by Robyn Nielsen
Country: Australia
Parts used: Juice from tin
Application: Sponge brush
Exposure time: 4.5 hours under 100w UV light (placed 12 cm from the light source)
Month, season and year: August, winter 2022 – but I used a UV light
Substrate: Eraldo Di Paolo Watercolour paper (100% cotton, rough, 300 gsm)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium) (this is my first one so I can’t really compare it to anything, although the subject came up really clear, so it must be good)
Blackberry (Rubus ulmifolius) anthotype by Gizem Tonbak
“First Anthotype” by Gizem Tonbak
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Fruit
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 6 hours
Month, season and year: 18 August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (200 gsm, cotton rag)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Matcha (Camellia sinensis) anthotype by RJ Partington
“Abstract” by RJ Partington
Country: UK
Parts used: Powder
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 12 hours
Month, season and year: August, Autumn, 2022
Substrate: Canon card
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Red Pepper (Capsicum annuum) anthotype by Cecília Cartaxo
“To live for the hope of it all” by Cecília Cartaxo
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Red part of pepper. I took the white parts, the calyx (green part) and the seeds out of the pepper.
Application: Sponge
Exposure time: 10 hours
Month, season and year: August, winter, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper 300 g
Contrast of final print: *** (High) (Very Good)
Watercress (Nasturtium officinale) anthotype by Carolina Carmini
“A Green City” by Carolina Carmini
Country: Brazil
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Cotton swabs
Exposure time: 8 hours
Month, season and year: August, winter, 2022
Substrate: watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: *** (High)
Chard, common (Beta vulgaris L. var. cicla) anthotype by Alaz Okudan
“Ramified” by Alaz Okudan
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Leaves
Application: Brushing (with a foam brush)
Exposure time: 8 hours
Month, season, and year: July, Summer, 2021
Substrate: Canson Montval 300 gr watercolour paper
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Bougainvillea (Bougainvillea glabra) anthotype by Penny Russell
“Jude’s Garden” by Penny Russell
Country: UK, but print made in Majorca
Parts used: Petals
Application: Brushing
Exposure time: 7 hours
Month, season and year: August, summer, 2022
Substrate: Sketchpad paper 140 gm (cream)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)
Algae, spirulina (Spirulina maxima) anthotype by David Lowe
“Future Hopes and Friendships” by David Lowe
Country: UK
Parts used: Liquid blue food colouring
Application: Brushing with a foam brush
Exposure time: 6 hours in hot sunshine
Month, season and year: July, Summer 2022
Substrate: Hahnemuhle watercolour paper 300 gsm hot pressed
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)