Cyanotype Lesson
Cyanotype Lesson
In this 2 hour lesson, learn how to make prints using the cyanotype process, which produces rich blue prints with brilliant highlights. We will cover chemistry mixing, print coating, and printing, and you will take your cyanotypes home with you at the end of the lesson.
Chemistry and paper provided. Students will need to bring their own print materials. Cyanotype is a contact process, so print materials can range from physical objects to large format negatives. If you would like to use a digital image, please send us the image at least 7 days before your class so that we can prepare a digital negative for you.
Print materials can include just about anything. A classic use of cyanotype was making prints from plant clippings, and the term “blueprint” comes from the fact that building plans were printed using the cyanotype process. Traditional photographic printing will work best large format negatives, but Gowanus Darkroom can provide workable digital negatives for those who send artwork at least 7 business days before class.