Sunday, May 16, 2010

Cyanotype Printing with Digital Negatives - I

Workshop Notes: Supply List and Resources

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


Resources

"Making Digital Negatives for Contact Printing" by Dan Burkholder
"The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes" by Christopher James

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