Cyanotypes
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Cyanotypes were made famous when Anna Atkins started using that process in the 1800s. She got introduced to making cyanotypes from her first husband John Pelly Atkins, and they moved their family to Halstead Place and that 's when Anna started using dried plants in her cyanotypes.
She started her real work in 1843. She published her 12 part book 'British Algae; Cyanotype Impressions'. This was the first ever book to be published with photographs. That made he a real pioneer with a new art form. |
My Cyanotypes.
My First Cyanotype.This cyanotype wasn't very successful because I didn't have any experience within this topic
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My Second Cyanotype.My second Cyanotype was far better than my first because you can really catch what objects are shown in my image whereas my first you couldn't really see my objects as well as you can in my second one.
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Some examples of cyanotypes Here is a mattress which has been soaked with chemicals and then used to capture the outline of a sleeping person. You can also use cyanotype chemicals on tiles. The last image is of tape cassettes with the tape pulled out. |
What are the advantages of cyanotypes?
The cyanotype process is relatively cheap and easy to use. A range of surfaces can be coated with the mixture of chemicals and you don't need a darkroom or any specialist equipment. Artists are still using the process, making quite strange pictures that look old but actually aren't.
The cyanotype process is relatively cheap and easy to use. A range of surfaces can be coated with the mixture of chemicals and you don't need a darkroom or any specialist equipment. Artists are still using the process, making quite strange pictures that look old but actually aren't.