Cyanotype
Cyanotype Instructions:
1.) Pick an original photo to change into a digital negative.
2.) Open the photo in photoshop and crop the photograph to a 4.5" x 6.5" image.
3.) Convert the image to black and white and control the brightness an contrast.
4.) Invert the Photo.
5.) Print one photo on regular paper as a test photo and then print a second photo on the transparency paper.
6.) Sandwich your negative, and cyanotype paper between a board and the plexi glass.
7.) Hold the paper out to the sun for 2- 6 minutes, until the paper turns light blue.
8.) Then, rinse the print in a tray of water until the light blue turns very dark and then rinse the print under the sink for 5 minutes.
9.) Lastly, leave it out to dry and press the photo to flatten it out.
1.) Pick an original photo to change into a digital negative.
2.) Open the photo in photoshop and crop the photograph to a 4.5" x 6.5" image.
3.) Convert the image to black and white and control the brightness an contrast.
4.) Invert the Photo.
5.) Print one photo on regular paper as a test photo and then print a second photo on the transparency paper.
6.) Sandwich your negative, and cyanotype paper between a board and the plexi glass.
7.) Hold the paper out to the sun for 2- 6 minutes, until the paper turns light blue.
8.) Then, rinse the print in a tray of water until the light blue turns very dark and then rinse the print under the sink for 5 minutes.
9.) Lastly, leave it out to dry and press the photo to flatten it out.