Cyanotypes part1

A fellow student, Julie and myself have been making up the solution and coating paper to make Cyanotype prints this morning.


The Ingredient's required are :

• Ferric ammonium citrate (green)
• Potassium ferricyanide
• Water (distilled but I think they call it ionised now)

Plus the following equipment:

• set of scales
• 3 x  containers for mixing ingredients
• Syringe to measure out water
• Plastic spoons
• Face mask
• Goggles
• Rubber gloves
• Cleaning cloth
• Brush or something to coat paper.

Method: First take 100ml of distilled water and place in one of the mixing containers, then weigh out 25 grams of Ferric ammonium citrate and mix them together, Measure out another 100ml of distilled water and weigh out 10 grams of pottasium ferrycyanide and mix these together. When you have done that you have to mix the two components together in the third mixing jar, this does not need to be carried out under safe light conditions but can be done under a low level tungsten bulb.
Once you have the two solutions it is then just a matter of applying it to your chosen media, for this project I have chosen some linen paper I got from an art store; then store in a dark place to dry.