CYANOTYPES (sunprints)
Sunday 30th June 10.30 - 4.00 - Ashmore Village Hall
Cyanotype is a photographic printing method that produces prints with a distinctive Prussian-blue colour.
The process was developed in 1842 by the scientist and astronomer Sir John Herschel, who employed it to reproduce notes and diagrams (the technology would be widely used in architecture and engineering until the mid-20th century, hence the term “blueprint”).
The first to adopt this technique in photography was botanist and photographer Anna Atkins. She published a volume of algae cyanotypes that is considered to be the first ever book with photographic images.
PROJECTS
Gathering plant materials and natural elements to use
Making prints on paper and pebbles
Experimenting with wet cyanotypes where you add
soap bubbles, citric acid, turmeric, salt crystals for example
to create interesting effects.
Creating cards and bookmarks from the prints
Maximum 6 in the class. All materials provided. £80





The lovely spacious village hall at Ashmore. Lots of lovely outside space for sitting, cups of tea and walking during the breaks. Plenty of room for parking also