Re: Cyanotype desaturation

Karen Molloy (Karen_Molloy.PILOT@pilotsw.com)
Thu, 01 May 1997 09:45:46 -0400 (EDT)

Joachim Oppenheimer wrote:

>I have been using diluted cyanotype with other alternative processes, ...
Even at this low >concentration the cyanotype is more intense than I wish it
to be . Is anyone familiar with a technique >for desaturating the color once
applied, or some technique for producing very low intensity >cyanotype other
than diution?

I get a low intensity cyanotype by exposing it in weak sunlight, i.e. sunlight
late in the day, or a cloudy day. It's a nice blue-grey that suits my purposes
of applying some imagery on top in another medium. Mind you there's not as much
detail as in a regular cyanotype...

Karen Molloy

kmolloy@pilotsw.com@inet