cyanotypes on glass

removed account4 · Mar 21, 2016

anyone else making these ?

Kevin Harding · Mar 21, 2016

Not at the moment, but this interests me!

removed account4 · Mar 21, 2016

hi kevin

i sub coat the glass with alum hardened gelatin
and add the classic cyanotype chemistry to that.
i recently saw a video on flickr ( in the alt process area )
where the person does it a bit different, he mixes everything together
i guess there's lots of ways to do it, .. paper's nice, but glass images are my favorite

BrianShaw · Mar 21, 2016

I've thought about it but never tried. My idea was using matted glass (for adhesion sake) with formaldehyde- hardened gelatin base. Are you trying to make "blue Ambrotypes". That would be cool!

removed account4 · Mar 21, 2016

hi brian

yep, blue ones are fun
i also brush on an extremely dilute sodum carbonate bath
as i do with paper and tone them / paint them
ive made a few .. i often times get bored
soak in hot water and coat the glass again ...
( recycle/reuse/recoat/rethink ) ..

Kevin Harding · Mar 21, 2016

This is really interesting. I may need to add it to my (long) list of things I want to try.

MDR · Mar 21, 2016

Found instructions for that process written by Joseph J. McAllister online in pdf Form Dead Link Removed. The process sounds interesting and worth doing.

removed account4 · Mar 21, 2016

YES !

i saw those instructions too ..
he adds something else to the strange brew of cyanotype chemistry
( maybe changing it to REX by adding oxalic to it ?) ..

here's a thread about it here on apug

(there was a url link here which no longer exists)

Kevin Harding · Mar 21, 2016

Those images are enchanting... I shall need to try this.

removed account4 · Oct 12, 2018

just found mr mcallister's youtube video
( it is like the one from the dead link )

Kino · Oct 12, 2018

That's a really nice process.

Someday, someday...

J 3 · Oct 18, 2018

This reminds me of this article on printing platinum on glass -
http://www.alternativephotography.c...ng-platinumpaladiumgold-and-pigment-on-glass/

In that article they used a delicately formulated polymer. It's interesting to think a much simpler coating may have worked. I wonder what the ultimate difference would be in the final product? I had wanted to try a workable fixative (like Krylon Fixed it or others) when I got around to trying this to see if I could save some effort. It's cool seeing cyanotype on glass / thanks for sharing !

Btw I've also seen a few images where the cyanotype was backed with metal leaf making an alternative Orotone.

cyanotypes on glass

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