Cynaotype
Who was Anna Atkins?
Anna Atkins was born in March 16, 1799 Tonbridge, Kent and died in june 9 1871 Halstread Place, Kent
Sir John Herschel, a friend of Atkins and Children, invented the cyanotype photographic process in 1842. Within a year, Atkins applied the process to algae (specifically, seaweed) by making cyanotype photograms that were contact printed "by placing the unmounted dried-algae original directly on the cyanotype paper"
Atkins employed cyanotype to record of the algae found in the British Isles. The first part of her work, entitled British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, appeared in 1843; by 1850 she had produced 12 additional parts. During the next three years, Atkins completed the publication with 389 captioned photograms and several pages of text, of which a dozen copies are known. In 1854, Atkins, possibly collaborating with her friend Anne Dixon, produced an album entitled Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Flowering Plants and Ferns
Anna Atkins was born in March 16, 1799 Tonbridge, Kent and died in june 9 1871 Halstread Place, Kent
Sir John Herschel, a friend of Atkins and Children, invented the cyanotype photographic process in 1842. Within a year, Atkins applied the process to algae (specifically, seaweed) by making cyanotype photograms that were contact printed "by placing the unmounted dried-algae original directly on the cyanotype paper"
Atkins employed cyanotype to record of the algae found in the British Isles. The first part of her work, entitled British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions, appeared in 1843; by 1850 she had produced 12 additional parts. During the next three years, Atkins completed the publication with 389 captioned photograms and several pages of text, of which a dozen copies are known. In 1854, Atkins, possibly collaborating with her friend Anne Dixon, produced an album entitled Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Flowering Plants and Ferns
Cynaotype Picture to show what Anna Atkins ACTUALLY done
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HOW TO MAKE CYNAOTYPES?
CYANOTYPES ARE ALSO CALLED BLUEPRINTS To make a cyanotype I used special paper that had chemicals on it. The paper was in a black bag to protect it from sunlight. The paper was green. You put objects on the paper and put them out in the sunlight. Leave them for about 5 mins. Then you take the objects off. Where the objects were the paper was white. Then the paper goes into the water to wash out the chemicals. The colour changed from green to blue. There was a reaction to light with the special chemical on the paper. It is very clever. It is easier than drawing because it was quick to do and had lots of details. |