Re: Paper for Cyanotyping

Karen Molloy (Karen_Molloy.PILOT@pilotsw.com)
11 Sep 96 10:29:21 EDT

Cor Breukel asks:
>I would like to have suggestions about specifications of a good
>Cyanotype paper....

My paper preference for cyanotype printing is Rives BFK paper.

>And how long do you wash a Cyanotype (I guess until the yellow
>color of the unexposed salt is removed), is it possible that the blue
>fades a bit after prolonged washing?

I rinse the print at least 10 minutes, usually 15 -- sometimes I've left it to
soak much longer if I need to go out. In my experience, the blue doesn't fade
from a prolonged period in water.

Karen Molloy
kmolloy@pilotsw.com