Hi there! We get a break for every 10 weeks of curriculum time. I spent my week-long break visiting museums and doing some experiments. This was my first time trying out cyanotype. I bought my chemicals online (Jacquard cyanotype sensitizer set) as I couldn't find any supplier in Singapore. It comes with a set of instructions so it's quite manageable. Just mixing 10ml of solution got me 10 prints of varying sizes. As the solution is light sensitive after mixing, I was coating my watercolour paper in the dark and the darkest area in the house is... UNDER MY DESK!! So, while the papers were drying, I went out to gather some leaves to make botanical prints.
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| Coating the paper in bad posture |
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| Using a piece of glass to hold the leaf down |
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| 3-5 min is all it took for the exposed area to turn bronze |
I might not do a shower in the future as it seems too rough on my prints
Add some hydrogen peroxide to the water solution for immediate oxidation to occur
