Red Cabbage (Rubrum Brassica) + Beer + Coffee anthotype by Bengisu Çaygür

“Polychrome” by Bengisu Çaygür
Country: Turkey
Parts used: Liquid (Black Guinness Beer) + Granulated powder (Guinness Coffee) + Leaves (Red Cabbage)
Application: Splashing technique with a brush
Exposure time: 2 days
Month, season and year: June, Summer, 2022
Substrate: Watercolour paper (Canson, 200 gsm, small grain)
Contrast of final print: ** (Medium)

Amount: 2 tablespoons for each
Extracted using: Brewing (Coffee), Squeeze (Red Cabbage)
Layers: 3
Used to create image: Laser printed OHP positive
Challenges or observations: The black beer didn’t give enough colour, but it made a good base for what I added later. The coffee’s fading process took longer than the others, so it didn’t open up much, but this was the texture I wanted to get. I believe that red cabbage is a good integrator in terms of colour harmony. We can strengthen the meaning with different plant juices.

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