what are cyanotypes
cyanotypes is mostly used by a person called Anna Atkins and she has created a series cyanotypes limited-edition books that documented ferns and other plant life for her extensive seaweed collection placing specimens directly onto coated paper and allowing the action of light to create a silhouette effect by using this photogram process Anna Atkins is sometimes considered the first female photographer. numerous contemporary artists employ the cyanotypes process in there art in a typical procedure, equal volumes of an 8.1% solution of potassium ferricyanide and a 20% solution of ferric ammonium. |