What is a Cyanotype?
A Cyanotype experiment is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints. The process uses two chemicals: ammonium iron citrate and potassium ferricyanide. It has become a popular way amongst artists to produce unique looking images using this photographic process. Here are some examples by other artists:
Below is my experiment. I started off by brushing light sensitive paint (Two chemicals mixed) onto an A6 sized piece of paper, covering the majority of one side. I then placed it in the hot box to dry off. Two days later I printed off a photograph by Edward Weston of a fossil, placed it ontop of the paper and left it for another couple days. As a result (See below), the fossil has merged onto the light sensitive paper.
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