Something sorta new for you today - still playing with cyanotypes though. I used an old photo of my Great Grandparents - wedding photo circa 1889 - made the transparency and used it to make a cyanotype print - first photo.
Second photo - I bleached the original print back with washing soda and then toned in green tea.
Third photo is after I colored the toned print in with colored pencils - I went a bit darker with the colors since I knew I was going to add encaustic which would mute the colors just a touch.
The last photo is the finished painting - I added several layers of encaustic medium(without pigment) and then added encaustic paint (encaustic medium with pigments) in spots for more texture and depth. Lastly I added some pigment stick to the edges and ground by their feet.
I have a few more old family photos that I will probably do similar paintings of in the future.
All for today - Take Care
Tera
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