Wet cyanotype process

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

Cyanotypes, Fort Worth Artist, Photographer

A beautiful selection of images submitted from around the globe in celebration of World Cyanotype Day 2022.Artist: Gabrielle KnöblTitle: “Fall”Description: Turmeric wet cyanotype on cotton paper.Artist: Nataliya MironenkoTitle: “Greeting Cards”Description: Cyanotype, printed from handmade negative, gold watercolor.Contact: nataliamironenko86Artist: Richard DigbyTitle: UntitledDescription: The image was made from a digital negative enlargement of a 35 mm film photo, and toned in ammonia

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

I have been creating cyanotype prints on fabric since I learned about the process from Sue Reno in 2006. I enjoy the process and I feature cyanotype prints in many of my art quilts. I've used pre-treated cotton, raw silk, china silk and silk organza to create my prints. Each fabric features it's particular fingerprint

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…

Did you know that Cyanotype prints don't always have to be blue? They can be toned and even bleached to alter their colour. The key is to use anything with a high tannin content. Tannins are commonly found in the bark of trees, leaves, buds, stems, fruits, seeds, roots, an. . .