Re: another Cyanotype Question

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From: Matti Koskinen (mjkoskin@koti.soon.fi)
Date: 04/06/03-10:05:26 AM Z


Gordon J. Holtslander wrote:
> Hi:
>
> You could try toning your cyanotypes.
>
> I remember sommone saying they were able to tone their cyanotypes and
> ended up having something that looked very much like van-dyke.
>
I toned cyanotypes with strong cold tea. Bleaching the cyano first with
sodium carbonate and then toning gives nice brown tone, using tea alone
gives nice blacks and brown tones. Some of my images shows though whites
too brown, more like dirty.

-matti


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