Recent content by kiwichris

Experiment with Malva silvestris toned cyanotype. I was actually doing some research on edible flowers, and found that Common mallow is both edible and can be used as a dye, but requires a mordant, and iron was mentioned, so I figured the iron in cyanotypes might work. Malva silvestris is a...

I'm new to the forums, but I've been playing around with cyanotype a bit. This one is unbleached, toned with instant coffee (as it seems to stain the paper less than other toners I've tried.) Paper is Canson Imagine 200gsm. It can stand the washing ok, but tends to wrinkle if not dried under a...

I haven't attempted a tricolour cyanotype as I haven't found a toner yet that I have access to that could give the magenta, but then I discovered cuprotype, so decided to try with that. Something that I guess would be interesting to compare is doing the yellow with untoned cuprotype vs bleached...

I got interested in cyanotype a couple of years ago as an alternative, fairly safe, simple, and affordable way to do something a bit more arty with my photos rather than just have them sit on my PC. I know a bit about chemistry, and knowing that silver is what is used for traditional...