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Tutorials, techniques and the history of pinhole photography and cyanotype
Best transparency for cyanotype negatives: film, tracing paper or laser
Inkjet film, tracing paper or laser, thickness, ink density and double transparency. How to choose the support you print your cyanotype negative on, by Éric Marais.
Best transparency for cyanotype negatives: film, tracing paper or laser
Inkjet film, tracing paper or laser, thickness, ink density and double transparency. How to choose the support you print your cyanotype negative on, by Éric Marais.
Best fabric for cyanotype: how to choose for your project
Which fibres take the cyanotype blue and which to avoid, cotton, linen and silk versus synthetics, with fabric weight and preparation, by Éric Marais.
Best fabric for cyanotype: how to choose for your project
Which fibres take the cyanotype blue and which to avoid, cotton, linen and silk versus synthetics, with fabric weight and preparation, by Éric Marais.
Best paper for cyanotype: weight, fibre and surface to check
Which paper suits cyanotype, what weight, which fibres and what surface. How to coat it, dry it and store it once sensitised, by Éric Marais.
Best paper for cyanotype: weight, fibre and surface to check
Which paper suits cyanotype, what weight, which fibres and what surface. How to coat it, dry it and store it once sensitised, by Éric Marais.
Cyanotype chemicals: which ones you need and how to choose them
The complete list of chemical supplies for getting started in cyanotype: the two iron salts, distilled water, containers and the coating tool, with good places to get them.
Cyanotype chemicals: which ones you need and how to choose them
The complete list of chemical supplies for getting started in cyanotype: the two iron salts, distilled water, containers and the coating tool, with good places to get them.
How to coat cyanotype paper, step by step
How to coat your paper for cyanotype step by step. Mixing the solutions, applying them with a brush or a glass rod, drying away from light and storing, by Éric...
How to coat cyanotype paper, step by step
How to coat your paper for cyanotype step by step. Mixing the solutions, applying them with a brush or a glass rod, drying away from light and storing, by Éric...
Why is cyanotype blue, and where does the colour come from?
Why is a cyanotype blue and not another colour? The history of Prussian blue, the stable, insoluble pigment that forms in the paper fibres. By Éric Marais.
Why is cyanotype blue, and where does the colour come from?
Why is a cyanotype blue and not another colour? The history of Prussian blue, the stable, insoluble pigment that forms in the paper fibres. By Éric Marais.
Cyanotype on cotton paper or cellulose: choosing a watercolour paper
How to read the sizing, the weight, the cotton fibre and the surface of a watercolour paper for cyanotype, and choose the surface to suit a photogram or a negative,...
Cyanotype on cotton paper or cellulose: choosing a watercolour paper
How to read the sizing, the weight, the cotton fibre and the surface of a watercolour paper for cyanotype, and choose the surface to suit a photogram or a negative,...
Cyanotype supplies: the complete list of what you need
The complete list of supplies for making cyanotypes: the two salts, the support, the applicator, the glass plate, the rinsing tray and the UV source, by Éric Marais.
Cyanotype supplies: the complete list of what you need
The complete list of supplies for making cyanotypes: the two salts, the support, the applicator, the glass plate, the rinsing tray and the UV source, by Éric Marais.
Best UV light for cyanotype: basic lamp or UV exposure unit?
Basic UV lamp or UV exposure unit for cyanotype: which equipment to buy according to your budget, the power and the real use you will make of it, by Éric...
Best UV light for cyanotype: basic lamp or UV exposure unit?
Basic UV lamp or UV exposure unit for cyanotype: which equipment to buy according to your budget, the power and the real use you will make of it, by Éric...