Re: Cyanotype on papyrus
> Weird. I think next time I'll just keep an eye on the length and if > it doesn't seem to be compressing in the final stages maybe I'll just > switch to a lighter set of books or something. If that doesn't work > I'll try your suggestion. I'm not so concerned about dmax as that if > it hasn't compressed 'yet' it might at any time. The prints I made back in August never compressed back to their original size. It seems that once the paper's dry, it won't budge. Maybe you'll have a different experience though...I haven't done enough experimentation with it yet to know for sure. If it does shrink, let us know. > I really like the way it looks. I printed a test strip with a more > delicate image and it came out well. I'll print at least one full > delicate cyanotype and a vandyke to see how they look. I really like the cyanotype on papyrus, which is interesting because I usually hate the look of untoned cyanotypes. I think it's because of the complementary color scheme that is created. I also really like the warmtones of pt/pd (and I would imagine VDB, although I haven't tried it yet) too. I'd like to see some VDBs on the papyrus if you get some successful prints done. It's a beautiful paper to print on. Definitely something I want to pursue more. > (I should probably also say, for the record, I'm using Mike Ware's > cyanotype chemistry and a 30 second .1M hydrocholoric acid rinse which > really intensifies the blues.) I was wondering about that. The strong blues are very nice. Have you tried the classic cyanotype recipe? It would be interesting to see a comparison. Camden Hardy camden[at]hardyphotography[dot]net http://www.hardyphotography.net
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