Wet cyanotype process

The original wet cyanotype method, as first invented by Krista McCurdy

Cyanotypes, Fort Worth Artist, Photographer

In this video I create some large 14” x 17” prints using a kit from Jacquard and a wet cyanotype method. I am very new to this technique but wanted to share...

Artist in the Pacific Northwest, living in Portland. Working with the cyanotype process and collage. Inventor of the wet cyanotype process.

While waiting as patiently as possible for things to leaf out and the wet cyanotype printmaking season to start up on earnest, I made a few quick prints. The Pieris andromeda prints with buds turned out nicely a few weeks ago, so I repeated the experiment with them in bloom. The first one I did straight, with just water, and on the second one I added some soda ash around the edges. These are all on cotton sateen I treated with the cyanotype chemicals. Here they are under glass and starting…

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Katherine @ BRAW ARTWORKS on Instagram: "D O U B L E E X P O S E D I love how the cyanotype process can be layered through multiple exposures. Here’s a quick video on how they are created. #cyanotype #doubleexposure #cyanotypetutorial #cyanotypeprint #altprocess #womeninthearts #scottishartist #hydrogenperoxide"

Time for more fun with mineral paper, wet cyanotype, and horrid invasive plants! These two first prints, shown here before exposure, are of Japanese knotweed leaves. For all of their faults, they have nice flat substantial leaves that print really well. These next two are the opposite, from the beloved and native wood poppy plant. They too have leaves that behave well for printing. I finished out this batch with a fern frond. When I started in gardening at this property two years ago I made…