Cyanotype - double exposure 3

  Hallo,

    Set # 3 for you today.

 First photo =  wet cyanotype print done with weeds and flowers, exposed, rinsed and let dry - then bleached back a bit with washing soda, rinsed and let dry.

  Second photo = Coated again with cyanotype solution, added flowers and leaves stragically over spots I wanted to keep and exposed to sunlight, rinsed and let dry.

  I really love how you can still see the original print in the background even in the parts you didn't preserve by placing stuff over them on the second pass. I really adds alot of depth to the prints.

   All for today - Take Care

      Tera

 

Cyanotype - double exposure 2

Hallo,

  Set # 2 for you done in the same manner as yesterdays - I am too lazy to retype it all today, sorry about that.....the caffeine isn't doing a durn thing for me this morning!!!

   Take Care

      Tera 

 

Cyanotype - double exposure 1

Hallo,

  More experiments with cyanotypes. This set is a before and after doing a double exposure. 

  The first photo shows a print that I did as a wet cyanotype in the normal manner - that is coated my watercolor paper with the cyanotype solution, layed down some plants, added some watercolor crystals and sprayed with vinegar , exposed to sunlight, then rinsed to stop the reaction and let the print dry - then I bleached it back just a bit with washing soda and let it dry again( I forgot to get a pic before I bleached).

   The second photo is after I did another exposure.

I took the first print after bleaching  and added a coat of the cyanotype solution and added leaves and plants again - larger ones this time and placed them over parts of the original print that I liked best(to preserve them) - exposed to sunlight and then rinsed as usual.

   I really like the effect and I have several more examples to show you over the next couple days.

   Have a great day!!!

      Tera

 

Toning Iris cyanotypes

     

    Hallo,

      Another set of toned cyanotype prints to show you today. The first photo is of the original print which turned out too dark. The second photo is after I bleached out some of the blue with washing soda.

   The third and fourth photos are the print toned in green tea and wine tannins.

   I had 3 prints of the same iris photo that were over exposed - just to clarify.

  All for today - Take Care

           Tera

Toning cyanotypes

Hallo,

   I have been playing with cyanotypes alot lately and today I am going to show you some of my experiments with toning them. 

  To change the color from blue to grays or brown you first bleach out the blue with washing soda (good ol fashioned '20 mule team'). 

  First picture is the original print which turned out a bit dark for me. So I bleached it back a bit with the washing soda which is the second picture.

  Then once bleached and rinsed you put them in a bath of tea, coffee, wine tannins or any number of other things - those are the most common - and leave them until they take on the amount of color that you want.

   The third picture was toned with coffee and the fourth was toned with wine tannins.

   All for today - Take Care

       Tera
 

Baskets

Hallo,

   My hubby and I were out of town for 2 weeks on a driving trip up to the midwest. A total of 6 days of drive time - 2 days at a time - long days of driving too. I have a hard time sitting that long without something to do so I brought along some supplies to make a few little baskets.  For driving I use a slightly thicker cord than I usually use because it is easier to work with in the car. 

   Purple and turquoise were the colors of choice this time. I had one other one too but left it as a gift for the Hosts of our AirBnB in Nebraska - they were AWESOME!!!

    All for now - Take Care

      Tera