Schiffer - Botanical Cyanotype
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- 14 step-by-step cyanotype projects included
- Bonus techniques expand creative skills
- 144 pages of richly illustrated instruction
- 8.5 x 11 hardcover format
- Focuses on botanical subject matter
- Comprehensive guide for all skill levels
Master sun-printing with 14 hands-on projects and expert techniques
Cyanotype chemistry meets botanical composition in this hands-on guide that moves well beyond simple contact printing. Sarah Bourne Rafferty structures fourteen projects to build technical proficiency systematically, starting with fundamental sun printing and advancing through toning techniques, alternative substrates, and layered exposures. Each project isolates specific skills, controlling contrast through exposure time, achieving dimensional effects with folded materials, manipulating color through chemical toners, so you develop genuine command rather than just following recipes.
The progression makes sense: master basic leaf prints before attempting complex floral arrangements or experimental fabric applications. Rafferty addresses practical concerns that determine success or frustration: selecting materials that produce crisp silhouettes versus soft gradations, preparing surfaces for even chemical absorption, troubleshooting common failures like uneven blue development. Bonus techniques expand possibilities further, combining cyanotype with other processes, working on unconventional surfaces, creating photograms with found objects.
Hardcover construction withstands studio use while generous 8.5 x 11 format provides space for detailed process photography alongside finished examples. Whether you're approaching cyanotype as historical process exploration or contemporary mixed-media technique, this guide supplies the structured practice needed to work confidently rather than tentatively.
