cyanotype
Sign in to saveAlso known as blueprinting, blueprint process, blue-printing, ferroprussiate process, blueprint, cyanography
right|thumb|A cyanotype of algae by 19th century botanist Anna Atkins thumb|Sir John Herschel (1842) Experimental cyanotype of an unidentified engraving of a lady with a harp, Museum of the History of Science right|thumb|Architectural drawing blueprint, Canada, 1936 thumb|Cyanotype postcard, Racine, Wis., The cyanotype (from , and , ) is a slow-reacting, photographic printing formulation sensitive to a limited near-ultraviolet and blue light spectrum, the range of 300 nm to 400 nm, known as UVA radiation. It produces a monochrome, blue-coloured print on a range of supports, and is o
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Encyclopedic overview
30 sectionsContents
- History
- Process
- Herschel's formula and method
- Improved formula
- Printmaking
- Toning
- Long-term preservation
- Cyanotype in artistic practice
- Artistic potential
- Artists
- Nineteenth century
- Britain
- France
- United States
- Pictorialism
- Impressionism
- Modernism
- Late modern
- Contemporary
- International
- United States
- Canada
- Germany
- Iceland
- United Kingdom
- World Cyanotype Day
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
right|thumb|A cyanotype of algae by 19th century botanist Anna Atkins thumb|Sir John Herschel (1842) Experimental cyanotype of an unidentified engraving of a lady with a harp, Museum of the History of Science right|thumb|Architectural drawing blueprint, Canada, 1936 thumb|Cyanotype postcard, Racine, Wis., The cyanotype (from , and , ) is a slow-reacting, photographic printing formulation sensitive to a limited near-ultraviolet and blue light spectrum, the range of 300 nm to 400 nm, known as UVA radiation. It produces a monochrome, blue-coloured print on a range of supports, and is often used for art and reprography in the form of blueprints. For any purpose, the process usually uses two chemicalsferric ammonium citrate or ferric ammonium oxalate, and potassium ferricyanide, and only water to develop and fix. Announced in 1842, it is still in use.
== History ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “cyanotype” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.