r/cyanotypes

Im trying solarfast on jeans i feel like im finally getting the hang of it

Some prints I made today 😇

(trying to figure out the smudging/ghosting on the white borders of the bigger pieces - happily hearing your thoughts on what’s causing this)

Tried photo printing onto fabric and it was kind of a fail. My main question is how do you isolate areas for cyanotype? And why did one area come out white and the other didn’t? Any tips would help lol.

Hi! I’m very new to cyanotype so it’s a lot of trial and error. The two prints below are made on the same paper and then washed under cold tap + H2O2 spray
The richer blue one was developed under the sun, and the pale one was developed under a 50ish Watt UV lamp for 10ish min (the time was chosen based on some info I found here).

Can someone explain how come the second print lost all its ‘blueness’?

Thanks

My third session on this Buchla Easel theme. This one turned out quite good and the colors are deeper. The magenta layer was misaligned even this time but not as much as the one in my previous post . The issue with the SolarFast black is present here too - it turns dark blue and I have no idea how to fix it. The white areas has a red tint but it still looks pretty clean.

I'm tired of the Buchla Easel by now so I will have to find a new subject for the next project 😊 Until then I will have to find a better way to align each color layer without having to build a new frame. I have a few ideas already to try out.

super excited to share!! this subreddit inspired me to do cyanotype. any tips for my first time? the last picture is me in the snow its so fun!!

I'm feeling a tad bit melancholy today, so here's a skull.

We were asked to do a drawing folder for our daughter and me and my husband who is a tattoo artist combined our skills together. Inspiration was herself, eating a snow. So cyanotype & drawing ink combination 🥰

Hey everyone
I tried doing a cyanotype on a white tanktop i had and it worked out great
But when i tried doing it on a button down shirt the colours got ruined and i have no idea why !
I did everything like the first time i left it to dry and made sure to put some hydrogen peroxide on it and dry it before washing on delicate yet it turned out almost bleached😔
Does anyone know what could be causing it?

So i tried again. Can you Tell me what is wrong this time ? You guys think its the paper ?

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Hey i just discovery the cyanotype and i falling in love. Cyanotype on print but i would love made on t shirt. Do you have some recomandation.

Made a cyanotype print with my first carrots 😅

Decided to overcome my aversion towards the sun (or at least find something positive about it) during a scorching weekend and i‘m quite excited about some of these. It‘s insanely hard to guess the exposure time if i want the shadows to come in just right though…

I realize I need a new printer since mine does not have an option for transparencies. Whenever I print something, I get streaks down the middle of the photos, which ends up on the cyanotype. What printers do you guys use to get a clean print?

Just for some background, I have an Hp LaserJet M209dwe and I am using transparency film for laser printers. I have tried 2 different brands and they result in the same thing. Streaks do not show up in paper printing

made for toronto pride!! made with a single 8.5x11 negative, definitely a lot of trial and error but worked out with the time crunch i had:))