Drawn Cyanotypes
A cyanotype guide with an emphasis on drawn negatives, as opposed to photographic negatives.
Includes 6 projects & research components that look at different forms of printmaking.
Guide
Section 1: Introduction
What Are Cyanotypes?: An overview of the printing process & its history, along with an image gallery.
Two Setups: The bare minimum needed to make a cyanotype, and an improved setup.
Section 2: Imitation Blockprint
Research (Blockprinting): Learning from the strengths and limitations of linocut & woodcut prints for handmade negatives.
Project (Handmade Negatives + Imitation Blockprint): Making hand-drawn negatives in the style of blockprints.
Section 3: Single Color Toning
Research (Darkroom Test Prints): A short research sec.
Section 4: Two-Color Registration & Toning
Research (Bipack Color & Risograph): Looking at bipack film color processes and risograph.
Section 5: Hand-Painted Color
Research (Handpainted Prints): Looking at examples of hand-painted prints, like medieval playing cards.
Final Project (Revisiting A Print): Revisit a previous project or adapt an.
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