Fun with Cyanotype! Learn how to print images using light
Known as a photographic printing technique, cyanotype is a unique and easy manual process used to create print patterns, used by artists & botanists for almost 200 years. Through a photosensitive solution that dyes surfaces blue when in direct contact with light, it reveals original prints, with good definition and an intense, unique shade of blue.
In this casual yet highly informative all day workshop, come and go as you please, you’ll learn all the steps required to create your cyanotype prints with ease.
This is a paper focused workshop but we will experiment with fabric as well. Feel free to bring your own objects or materials if you like.
All ages welcome. Price includes instruction, and supplies enough to experiment with various materials and walk away with many experiments on paper.
SolarFast dyes only develop color and become permanent upon exposure to sunlight (UV). This unique property means SolarFast may be used to create remarkably detailed photographs, photograms and shadow-prints on paper or fabric by harnessing the power of the sun! Anything you place on the painted surface to block the light will create a printed impression in a matter of minutes, whether a solid object (toys, tools, plants, lace, etc.), a photographic negative (an image digitally printed onto a transparency)* or shadow (from folds in the fabric or a 3D object). SolarFast dyes are also great for painting, tie dyeing, screen printing, stamping, batik and more—no heat setting, chemical or steam fixing necessary. The dye leaves fabric completely soft to the touch. On paper, it has zero relief and will not affect the texture of the surface whatsoever, making it a powerful tool for mixed-media arts.