Cyanotype art

Tutorial on how to achieve more detail in your final print

Cyanotypes are also called sun prints. They're made using photosensitive paper. They're fun and easy to make.

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When we first moved into our home 42 years ago we found a large pile of discarded bottles in the top corner of the half acre of garden. This place used to be a small farm and was first built at least 200 years ago so some of the bottles, most of which are broken, are very old. For a long time I have wanted to make a record of each bottle and prompted by an idea which I had for an exhibition I finally got around to making cyanotypes of some of the bottles. As you can see from the tomato…

Looking for cyanotype ideas to try? Get inspired by cyanotype art and clever craft techniques with Gathered.

Jane Constable on Instagram: "Made some of these little birds nest cyanotypes on teabags today - here's some abbreviated process... . I've made a downloadable tutorial guide for this, which is available through the link in my bio, if anyone's interested! I'll also be mounting these up in their circular mounts and adding them to the website, once they're dry 💙 . . . . . . #cyanotypeprocess #cyanotype #alternativeprocess #alternativeprinting #birdsnest #birdseggs #symbolicart #tinyart…

Distorted Body After much exploration into different ways of distorting the human figure, I decided to simply stick to the use and movability of the body itself. With a slow shutter speed and simp…