Digital Camera World - UK (2019-09)

1 | CYANOTYPES

Blue botanicals

Lauren Scott discovers Sunprint paper and

develops some nature-inspired cyanotypes

he historic

cyanotype process

was used well into

the 20th century as

a simple and cheap

way to produce copies of drawings

and photos, known as blueprints.

In this project we’ll be ditching

the digital camera and replicating

this bold cyanotype process using

specialised paper (the brand we

used was called Sunprint) that

has already been coated with

light-sensitive chemicals. The paper

is both safe and fun, and can be used

to make ‘sun art’ using leaves,

flowers or any other objects you

choose. Those with a recognisable

outline tend to work best. To make

a Sunprint, you place the object on

the paper, leave it in a bright spot

for a few minutes, then remove

and rinse it in tap water for a minute

in order to fix the chemicals.

The stronger the sun, the quicker

the paper develops, though you

don’t need full summer sun to

make a print. A bright windowsill

or overcast daylight works too,

just leave it out a little longer...

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