Cyanotype Photographic Printing Process (Please see Summer school for dates & costs)
Short course
In Cambridge
Description
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Type
Short course
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Location
Cambridge
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Class hours
6h
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Duration
1 Day
Cyanotype is a photographic process, first developed in the 1950s, producing a painterly blue and white image from photographic negatives or autographic mark making onto tru-grain (a clear grained film). Versatile for printing on both paper or natural fabrics.
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About this course
The aim of this course is to learn the basic technique of Cyanotype Printing.
Reviews
Subjects
- Arts
- Crafts
- Craftwork
- Crafters
- Handicrafts
- Painting
- Photography Basics
- Photography Lighting
- Cyanotype Photography
- Cyanotype Photographic Printing
Teachers and trainers (1)
James Hill
Master Printmaker
James is a master printmaker who has been painting for 30 years.
Course programme
Cyanotype 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 (III) citrate and potassium ferricyanide.
The English scientist and astronomer Sir John Herschel discovered the procedure in 1842.[1] Though the process was developed by Herschel, he considered it as mainly a means of reproducing notes and diagrams, as in blueprints.[2]
Anna Atkins created a series of cyanotype limited-edition books that documented ferns and other plant life from her extensive seaweed collection,[3] placing specimens directly onto coated paper and allowing the action of light to create a silhouette effect. By using this photogram process, Anna Atkins is sometimes considered the first female photographer.[4]
Numerous contemporary artists employ the cyanotype process in their art: Christian Marclay, Marco Breuer, Kate Cordsen, Hugh Scott-Douglas and WuChi-Tsung.
Cyanotype Photographic Printing Process (Please see Summer school for dates & costs)