cyanotypes
Blue photographic prints
Cyanotypes are photographic prints made using an iron-based process that produces distinctive blue images.
The technique, developed in the 1840s, involves coating paper with light-sensitive chemicals, placing objects or negatives on the surface, and exposing it to sunlight.
Cyanotypes were used for architectural blueprints before becoming popular as an artistic medium: She made cyanotypes of pressed flowers from her garden.
State of being unprotected
- photosensitiveResponsive to radiant energy
- developingBecoming more advanced
- washingCleaning with liquid
- coatingApplied surface covering
brushing · drying · negative · transparency · acetate · printing · sensitizing · rinsing
Single-color rendering
- botanicalRelated to plants
- photogramLensless exposure print
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- handmadeCreated manually, not mechanically
archival · toning · sepia · brown · fabric · paper · vintage · ethereal
Blended immiscible liquids
- sensitizerSubstance increasing response
- ferricContaining trivalent iron
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- solutionAnswer or liquid mixture
formula · coating · hydrogen peroxide · toning · bleaching · citric · ammonia
Detailed technical drawing
- VictorianOf a prim era
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- antiqueOld valued collectible
- collectibleObject worth amassing
botanical · algae · ferns · specimens · scientific · documentation · archival · historical
exposure
State of being unprotected
- photosensitiveResponsive to radiant energy
- developingBecoming more advanced
- washingCleaning with liquid
coating · brushing · drying · negative · transparency · acetate · printing · sensitizing · rinsing · oxidizing
monochrome
Single-color rendering
- botanicalRelated to plants
- photogramLensless exposure print
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
handmade · archival · toning · sepia · brown · fabric · paper · vintage · ethereal · delicate
emulsion
Blended immiscible liquids
- sensitizerSubstance increasing response
- ferricContaining trivalent iron
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
solution · formula · coating · hydrogen peroxide · toning · bleaching · citric · ammonia
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
collectible · botanical · algae · ferns · specimens · scientific · documentation · archival · historical · revival
botanical
Related to plants
- photogramLensless exposure print
- leavesTree's photosynthetic organs
- fernsSpore-bearing vascular plants
flowers · feathers · lace · seaweed · silhouettes · negatives · objects · textiles · nature · specimens
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
- nature craftsleaf pressing, leaf prints, leaf rubbings, driftwood art, pebble art
- science artscientific illustration, anatomical drawing, botanical illustration, medical illustration, Vitruvian Man
- printmakingprints, print, printing, woodcuts, woodcut
- tracingsoutlines, carbon copies, rubbings