How to Make Cyanotypes (2020)

Re:How to Make Cyanotypes (2020) by floren on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:53PM (#27965963)

You can make "digital negatives" by printing onto transparency sheets, but be aware that laser printers don't seem to do a good enough job for a nice sharp image--it seems that inkjets are your safest bet.

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Re:How to Make Cyanotypes (2020) by frostburg on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:47PM (#27966942)

Pictorico OHP film is the best for this. Yellow ink is usually more UV-opaque, so I suggest using that to improve dmax.

There are ready-made toning curves to linearize the results, but to obtain reliable results a calibrated workflow is necessity in practice.

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Re:How to Make Cyanotypes (2020) by brudgers on Monday July 26, 2021 @07:13PM (#27966658)

Also good tonality with digital negatives can be counter intuitive because the spectral response of various media is not uniform and printer inks are not necessarily pure colors.

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Re:How to Make Cyanotypes (2020) by chromatin on Monday July 26, 2021 @05:58PM (#27966002)

Yes, definitely ink jets on transparency! I have another. Moment at top level on curves and exposure also.

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Re:How to Make Cyanotypes (2020) by Finnucane on Monday July 26, 2021 @08:12PM (#27967115)

And if you are a weird old guy like me, you can use your 4x5’s.

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