Experiments in wet cyanotype - Part 4

By now I was really in the groove for making wet cyanotype prints. Experiments to this point helped me dial in a process that produced prints with an aesthetic that I wanted, while still having the thrill of unpredictability.

You can read about the process to date in Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. And I've added a Wet Cyanotype tab to the top header where you can always access all the relevant posts in reverse chronological order.

For this round of prints, I again used my heavily treated cotton sateen. I sprayed a fine mist of water on the foam board support, layered on the fabric and leaves, gave it another light misting, then added the glass cover. The leaves were full of sap, and the weather was hot, humid and sunny.

I used plume poppy leaves for the larger 16" x 20" print, and wood poppy leaves for the other three smaller prints. I left them to expose for about 24 hrs.

Here they are after exposure.

Again, after removing the glass and the leaves, I let them finish drying off in a dark, air conditioned room.  They are very dark and mysterious at this point.

Here are the finished prints. 

I thought the patterning of the gold and orange bits was particularly nice with this round.

I also loved the blue and purple shading withing the leaf impressions, and the way some of the leaf veining shows up.

Obviously, I needed to make more and more and more.....

As always, thanks for reading and commenting.