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How to rinse cyanotype prints properly
How to rinse a cyanotype after exposure, for how long, why the water turns yellow and why the blue darkens as it dries. The rinsing guide by Éric Marais.
How to rinse cyanotype prints properly
How to rinse a cyanotype after exposure, for how long, why the water turns yellow and why the blue darkens as it dries. The rinsing guide by Éric Marais.
Intensifying the blue of a cyanotype with hydrogen peroxide
How hydrogen peroxide intensifies the blue of a cyanotype at the rinsing stage, at what dilution and with what effect. The step-by-step method to reveal the blue without waiting for...
Intensifying the blue of a cyanotype with hydrogen peroxide
How hydrogen peroxide intensifies the blue of a cyanotype at the rinsing stage, at what dilution and with what effect. The step-by-step method to reveal the blue without waiting for...
How to lighten a cyanotype that is too dark
Your cyanotype is too dark or blocked up in the shadows. How to lighten it in a mild bicarbonate of soda bath without erasing everything, by Éric Marais.
How to lighten a cyanotype that is too dark
Your cyanotype is too dark or blocked up in the shadows. How to lighten it in a mild bicarbonate of soda bath without erasing everything, by Éric Marais.
Cyanotype troubleshooting: diagnosing a pale or washed-out print, symptom by symptom
Your cyanotype is too pale, fades away in the rinse or is covered in stains. A diagnosis by symptom, from cause to correction, by Éric Marais.
Cyanotype troubleshooting: diagnosing a pale or washed-out print, symptom by symptom
Your cyanotype is too pale, fades away in the rinse or is covered in stains. A diagnosis by symptom, from cause to correction, by Éric Marais.
How to keep a cyanotype from fading over time
How to preserve a finished cyanotype over the long term, from thorough rinsing to drying, away from light and damp, while avoiding the alkaline materials that make the blue fade....
How to keep a cyanotype from fading over time
How to preserve a finished cyanotype over the long term, from thorough rinsing to drying, away from light and damp, while avoiding the alkaline materials that make the blue fade....