Cyanotype

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If you are interested in this class please email the Printroom at theprintroomstudio@gmail.com

Times: 10am - 5pm

Price: £90.00 per course

Tutor: Donna Peters

Come and explore found objects and images through the process of Cyanotype. On this one day course you will be able to collect found materials such as foliage, flowers, wood, etc surrounding the wonderful grounds of Walford Mill. You will also be able to bring photos on a usb stick and expose these images using uv light and the cyanotype process.

Cyanotypes are relatively easier to create as a dark room is not required, and it utilises the UV rays from the sun and iron salt solutions rather than silver salt solutions of early photographic processes. The image is first created by combining ferric ammonium citrate potassium ferricyanide to make an iron-rich sensitiser solution. The solution is then brushed evenly over paper or other porous surfaces. As the sensitiser chemicals react to light when exposed, the coating process takes place in dim light. These chemicals are then exposed to UV light such as sunlight, which creates ferric ferrocyanide, also known as Prussian Blue. The last step in the process is a water rinse to wash away the sensitiser solution, and the blue darkens as the print dries to reveal the final product.

The Artling

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What to bring 

A1 or A2 smooth Cartridge paper (150 – 300gsm) 
Basic drawing materials 
images on a usb stick
 

Lunch 12:30 – 13:30 

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Bring your own packed lunch or visit Happyccino, the onsite café