cyanolumens
Cyanotypes are made by coating paper or cloth with light sensitive chemicals before exposing to uv light. Wet cyanotypes are created by adding liquid to the treated paper before exposing to the sun (liquids can be anything such as diluted vinegar, lemon juice, salt, soap suds etc) to create interesting patterns and different colour tones to the classic prussian blue and white cyanotype.
Lumen prints are made using expired darkroom paper (the papers I use most often are Ilford Multigrade and Kentmere VC Select). Botanical subjects are then placed on to the paper, covered with glass and then exposed to the sun for varying amounts of time - different papers can produce very different colour tones in the final result.
Cyano-Lumen printing is a combination of wet cyanotype printing and lumen printing - the cyanotype chemicals are brushed on to the darkroom paper and other substances such as soap suds and turmeric are then added, before exposing the print to sunlight which can produce very interesting effects. These images are scans of the original prints and have been edited to reflect my own artistic vision
Lumen prints are made using expired darkroom paper (the papers I use most often are Ilford Multigrade and Kentmere VC Select). Botanical subjects are then placed on to the paper, covered with glass and then exposed to the sun for varying amounts of time - different papers can produce very different colour tones in the final result.
Cyano-Lumen printing is a combination of wet cyanotype printing and lumen printing - the cyanotype chemicals are brushed on to the darkroom paper and other substances such as soap suds and turmeric are then added, before exposing the print to sunlight which can produce very interesting effects. These images are scans of the original prints and have been edited to reflect my own artistic vision
