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.

Project (Toning Strips):


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.

note: marie.amelie.giamarchi + spanish printmaker & filmcolors.org ref