Part 7 is the last in Matthew Bary’s series Duotone cyanotype on how to create and print the second layer of the duotone cyanotype print. It explains how to dilute the cyanotype solution for better control and shows the importance of proper registration when aligning the negative with the first layer print. Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use … Read more
Part 6 in Matthew Bary’s series Duotone cyanotype with detailed instructions for the penultimate step in the due-tone cyanotype process, including preparing bleach and toning solutions, exposing the print, developing, bleaching, and toning the paper. Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. A continuation from the previous article Duotone cyanotypes #5 – Shrink the paper. … Read more
Part 5 in Matthew Bary’s series Duotone cyanotype shows how to prepare watercolor paper for printing due-tone cyanotypes, by shrinking the paper, coating it with cyanotype chemicals, and drying it thoroughly. Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Once you have printed the negative as in Duotone cyanotypes #4 – Print the negative it … Read more
Part 4 in Matthew Bary’s series on duotone cyanotype provides instructions for printing negatives using various Canon printers and transparency film. It includes details on printer settings, ink choices, and the printing process for both cyan and magenta + yellow negatives. Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Once you have created a negative Duotone … Read more
Part 3 in Matthew Bary’s series Duotone cyanotype is a detailed guide for creating cyanotype negatives using Gimp software. It covers steps for flipping images, adjusting colors, adding registration marks, separating images into color components, applying curves, and exporting negatives for cyanotype printing. Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Lets start with a … Read more
Part 2 in Matthew Bary’s series Duotone cyanotype about choosing subjects for cyanotype printing and considering the limitations of the duotone cyanotype process. With two-layer cyanotypes, color options are restricted, favoring black, white, brown, red, or blue hues. Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Following on from Duotone cyanotypes #1 – Many failed … Read more
Matthew Bary started his toning journey here with Creating multi-coloured cyanotype prints and Multi colored cyanotypes. He has since worked out his method of toning cyanotypes and shares it here in this 7-part series. Get ready to dive in! Writer and photography / Matthew Bary Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. A few years ago I (Matthew Bary) found … Read more
Émilie Léger turns everyday things into stunning art pieces. From eggshells to tea bags, she works her magic with ordinary items, creating something extraordinary along the way. Writer and photography / Émilie Léger “In my recent cyanotype work, I have been experimenting with the cyanotype process on everyday objects. By doing this, I find a new use for familiar objects and I use them for contemporary experimentation.” Cyanotypes on objects … Read more
Who said cyanotypes have to be a flat 2-dimensional piece of art? Amy Heller had been working with cyanotypes for a long time and wanted to try something new, so she turned to 3-dimensional sculpture. Photography / Amy Heller Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Amy Heller’s “Still Lives” evolved into a series of three-dimensional, collaged cyanotype on fabric … Read more
Making a cyanotype tote bag is a beautiful way to showcase your art. Greeshma from India shares how to make one in a few simple steps. Writer and photography / Greeshma Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Cyanotype can transform an ordinary tote bag into a unique masterpiece. Cyanotype, a photographic printing process dating back to the 19th century … Read more
Journalling is a great way to working on the RIGHT things and at the same time finding time for the important things in life, like family, friends, and art. If you have not gotten your journal for 2024 yet, this inspirational Journal can be yours. It contains no less than 60 (!!!) inspirational cyanotypes, all made as a tribute to Anna Atkins, as well as a structured way of staying … Read more
Is it even possible to make a cyanotype camera? Pedro Leal shares how to make a cyanotype camera that takes several instantaneous cyanotypes in one image. Writer and photography / Pedro Leal Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. I made walking into an aesthetic project, and I register the experiences through drawings, and visualise images accompanied by thoughts, which … Read more
Ray Harris gives an overview of the cyanotype process and his interpretation of blues and shares his cyanotype process. Writer and photography / Ray Harris Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Anna Atkins was born on 16 March 1799 and produced the first book to include ‘photographs’ which were in fact, cyanotypes. This post goes into more detail on … Read more
Apart from being a brilliant scientist and botanist, Anna Atkins was also an artist. She created numerous prints from plants, lace and feather arrangements. This is how you can print your own cyanotypes in Anna Atkins’ style. We have done research, but not managed to find out a lot on paper or oils used, so if you possess ANY knowledge at all in terms of which paper or oil was … Read more
by Malin Fabbri Buy the cyanotype notebook here – published by AlternativePhotography.com Cyanotype Notes is for documenting cyanotypes made with negatives, photograms, or any other classic or new cyanotype. There are more variables than we realise – paper, chemicals used, coating methods, exposure times, washing, toning, and more. Recording them helps build a reference you can return to when something works particularly well. This notebook contains pre-defined pages with … Read more
For several years now, Jennifer Booher has been making double-exposure cyanotype photograms of disposable plastic shopping bags. She calls the series “Extinction” and it began after her town banned plastic bags as a tongue-in-cheek typology imagining these bags as an endangered species. Writer and photography / Jennifer Steen Booher Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. The process is pretty … Read more
Cyanotype is a easily accessible process with one limitation. It’s blue. Unless you know how to create multi-coloured cyanotypes. Here is how. Writer and photography / Jo Bind with tricolour section by Sehera Nawaz Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. It was literally out of the blue when I first saw a post by Annette Golaz on the cyanotype … Read more
Paolo Saccheri tests different variations of citric acids, washing and printing variables for the cyanotype process and shares his results with us. Please note that this is for the advanced cyanotyper. If you are a beginner, please start with Cyanotype – the classic process. Writer and photography / Paolo Saccheri Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Paper white and … Read more
Cyanotypes can be printed on Japanese washi paper with added textures and fine results. But washing Japanese washi paper is a fine art in itself. Adam Welch shares his method. Writer and photography / Adam Welch Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. Any logical person might ask “But why”? And who am I to disagree? “In fact, it’s perfectly … Read more
The ‘Blythtype’, is a variation on Cyanotypes by Jeff Blyth where a positive print is made from a positive image. It also has increased light sensitivity through the introduction of a photosensitive dye. Cyanotype experimenters are encouraged to have a go, though NOT for beginners. Writers and photographers / Jeff Blyth and Martin Richardson WARNING: ADVANCED USERS ONLY: This process requires experience with photographic chemistry, safety equipment, appropriate laboratory procedures, … Read more