More wet cyanotype goodness, this time with an assortment of oak leaves on mineral paper.
I also made some prints using pokeweed leaves, Phytolacca americana, on mineral paper.
I printed a large panel on cotton sateen using oak leaves, black locust leaves, and some of the ubiquitous Japanese knotweed. All of these were quick opportunistic arrangements, using leaves readily at hand. I used cyanotype solution with just a glug of Solarfast solar dye.
Here are the prints after exposure but before rinsing.
I can already tell at this stage that they are going to be complex and wonderful.
Here are the finished prints.
The backgrounds on these are giving me astrophotography vibes.
That bit of yellow on the bottom right of this cotton panel is making me very happy.
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2 comments:
I love these! They came out terrific!! I’ve never used solid fast dye. Is that what is giving these the pink colors?
Yes, the pink is from just a splash of Jacquard Solarfast Scarlet. Please note that I am using it contrary to their instructions, so your results may vary 😉 You can also try diluted textile paints, or add paint after the print is finished.
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