Professional Documents
Culture Documents
• Tween
A list of all chemistry and material sources will be provided at the end of the workshop…
Paper
Most surfaces suggested have the
following in common:
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• I have had the best success with HOT PRESS paper that is at
least 50lb
• Hake brushes
• Hydrogen peroxide
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(available in any
drug/grocery store)
• Trays
• Running water
• Hair dryer
MATERIALS
Materials Needed (cont.)
• Some sort of contact printing frame
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S u rfa c e
• Brushes should be
damp so that they
don’t wick the solution
• We will be using 6
DROPS of each
S u rfa c e
solution
S u rfa c e
• Let dry…
To “boost” your
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• They’re simple!
• NO CAMERA NEEDED
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Cyanotypes and Digital
Photography
Creating a Digital Negative
Ne ga t i ve s
usually need:
• Sharpening – since
cyanotypes tend to
“blur” the edges, images
that are slightly over-
sharpened tend to print
more effectively
D i g i t a l
• An increase in contrast –
a slightly darker and
more “contrast-y”
negative prints better
with the cyanotype
process
• A full tutorial is impractical for this hands-
Ne ga t i ve s
D i g i t a l
To >
Key Steps to Creating a Negative
Ne ga t i ve s
• Increase sharpness
D i g i t a l
To >
Most of the information for this presentation was gathered
from
• The Book of Alternative Photographic Processes
R e s o u r c e s
• By Peter Mrhar
• Santa Fe Workshops
Purchasing Information
R e s o u r c e s
Sarah M. Dugan
Woburn Memorial HS Visual Art Department
Woburn, Massachusetts
www.sarahmariestudios.com
sdugan@woburnps.com
sarah@sarahmariestudios.com
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