Have you ever wondered how brilliant blue and white cyanotype prints are made? Cyanotype uses a photographic process of exposing paper treated with light-sensitive chemicals to sunshine. The resulting pattern left on the undeveloped sections of the paper creates striking works of art.
Explore Cyanotypes
Botanical Cyanotype – This book gives an overview of how the cyanotype process works as well as steps to create your own prints. Once you start making prints, gain inspiration from the ideas featured in this book to decorate your prints with watercolor or gold leaf.
Printing With The Sun: Capturing The Beauty Of Nature With Cyanotypes – Beyond the basics, "Printing With The Sun" guides crafters in experimenting with techniques such as including bubbles or washing soda in their cyanotype process.
Cyanotype – For those looking to explore the finer details of cyanotype and how exposure length, paper type, and ratio of chemicals can affect the results, this book dives into the many variations of cyanotype prints.
Art From the Garden – "Art From the Garden" covers not only cyanotype prints, but other natural projects you can craft such as pressed flowers and frozen botanicals using materials found in your own backyard.
Ready to Make Something?
Ready to try cyanotype for yourself? Our community libraries offer arts, crafts, and DIY programs where you can learn new creative skills, experiment with different materials, and make something uniquely your own. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced maker, there's always something new to discover. Check out upcoming arts, crafts and DIY programs and get inspired to create!
