Making Chemistry
Cyanotype Kit (Mike Ware formula recommended)
Distilled Water
Hot Plate or access to stovetop, with pot
Mortar and Pestle
Ventilation mask (not just paper painter's mask)
Plastic Gloves
Two brown glass bottles with droppers that hold at least 100mg (from GreenLife)
Graduates that measure 30 to 100ml
Coffee filter
Plastic Spoon
***Nothing Metal - Corrosion***
Making Negatives
Pictorico OHP Transparency Film
Archival inkjet printer
Digital image file at 300dpi or higher
Photoshop
Coating Paper
100% rag acid free paper, pre-sized or sized with glue, gelatin, etc
(acid will react with cyanotype chemicals)
Mixed cyanotype and citric acid chemistry
Puddle pusher or non metal adorned brush (a puddle pusher uses at least 3 times less chemicals than a brush)
Four film canisters or shot glasses
Syringe without needle that measures ml/cc
Plexiglass
Pencil
Paper Tape
Paper Towels
Distilled Water
40 watt light bulb
Blow Dryer (optional)
Contact printing frame or two pieces of glass
Plastic tray for washing
Gloves
Paper (Arches Platine)
Resources
"Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing" by Dan Burkholder
"The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes" by Christopher James
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