>- Language🇵🇹, 🇬🇧
- Duration3h
- DifficultyBeginner
- Next DateUpon Request
Come with us and discover this photographic printing process and start your cyanotype photography journey 📘
3-hour cyanotype workshop in an art studio where you’ll explore the magic of one of the oldest photographic printing processes.
This hands-on workshop will guide you through the art of creating stunning blue prints using natural sunlight.
Make your own prints with plants, objects or photos. All materials included!
This workshop is perfect for curious and creative people! Anyone who likes doing things with their hands and is interested in learning a unique and historical printing technique. No prior experience is necessary!
What you’ll learn:
- History and Basics of Cyanotype: Understand the origins and evolution of cyanotype printing, from its invention by Sir John Herschel to its modern-day applications.
- Materials and Chemicals: Get acquainted with the essential materials, including the photosensitive chemicals (ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide), papers, and other materials.
- Preparing Your Print Surface: Learn how to coat your chosen paper with the photosensitive solution.
- Creating Your Design: Explore various techniques for designing your cyanotype print, using objects, plants, and transparencies.
- Exposure Process: Harness the power of the sun (or a UV light source) to expose your design, creating beautiful blue hues.
- Developing and Washing: Discover the process of developing your print in water and the final steps to reveal your masterpiece.
Why Join?
Join this hands-on cyanotype workshop to explore a beautiful, historical printing process, unleash your creativity, and take home stunning, handmade blue-toned prints—no experience needed!
What’s included:
📘 All necessary materials (chemicals, paper, fabric, gloves, etc.)
📘 A detailed handout covering the cyanotype process and techniques
📘 A selection of objects and transparencies for creating unique designs
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More about your Teacher Josefa Searle
I´m a Chilean architect and photographer with an art studio based in Lisbon. Currently working with cyanotypes on marble, my art explores the connection between creativity and the divine imagination, seeking to uncover how art can help us connect to something greater.
