High Contrast VS. Low Contrast: Blue Prints. A Cyanotype Video Series

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4 жыл бұрын

I have already touched on the subject of bleaching and toning Cyanotype prints. In this video installment, I placed a focus on the difference between bleaching and toning a Cyanotype print that is high in contrast versus one that is low in contrast.
You Can Make Your Own Washing Soda by following these simple steps:
1.Turn oven on 400 degrees F.
2. Pour a thick (1/2 inch or so) layer of baking soda on the bottom of a baking dish.
3.Bake for 1 hour, stirring 1-2 times in the middle, or until it starts to look glossy/shiny.
4.Let cool and store in air-tight jar
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@recruitmentmedi213 8 ай бұрын

I LOVE your comment voices. They are just so clear to be caught for a learner like me to meanwhile watch what you are doing. thank you and subscribed.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@theclovercross 4 жыл бұрын

good summary on bleaching and toning! and I specially specially like that you added the idea to take notes. it's way too easy to get creative and just forget what you were doing, specially when taking a break from the process.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kolli! Having only working with the Cyanotype in the summer I never thought to take notes of what I did, but now I always do.

@fruitlessbeast 2 жыл бұрын

Always enjoy watching your posts! Thanks for taking the time. You have excellent penmanship.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 2 жыл бұрын

Hi. Thank you so much!

@jrmorganpetro 2 жыл бұрын

Great learning tips and you explained it ……..perfectly!

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 2 жыл бұрын

HI John! Thank you very much!

@MichaelAP8p 3 жыл бұрын

This was awesome, thanks so much! Look forward to watching the whole series.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Michael!I hope you enjoy it:)

@TERRYBIGGENDEN Жыл бұрын

Your presentation is excellent-not rushed and very clear. Are you a teacher?? :-) I will have look at your other clips here.best wishes from Australia. :-)

@NicoleSmallOneonOne Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I am not a teacher but I do enjoy teaching. Best wishes to you as well!

@oudviola 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks, very useful video with good practical information. Toning these is a lot easier than silver prints, if less predictable!

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@prescribedburn 3 жыл бұрын

This is an excellent video and I love your straight ahead presentation without all that youtuber silliness.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thank you very much! I really appreciate that.

@OneHarp 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this is super helpful! Just wrapping my head around Cyanotype timing, and this but is quite inspiring!

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much Isaac!

@stinar37 3 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thanks!

@mariannetabarez417 3 жыл бұрын

Super helpful!!! I will try it!

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Marianne. Excellent! Let me know how it goes .

@sheepeck Жыл бұрын

Very nice and simple. Simply how I, as a beginner in cyanotype, just need. :-) Thank you.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne Жыл бұрын

Hi, and thank you very much. 😀

@soonyo6848 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so MUCHH

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 2 жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@AdamWelch 3 жыл бұрын

I just finished my first cyanotype and apparently none of my local stores carry washing soda either. I had no idea you could render your own from baking soda! Thanks!

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam. You're welcome! Thanks for reaching out and tuning in on the channel :)

@berndhutschenreuther8342 9 ай бұрын

By the way: pure baking soda bleaches it completely if you apply it too long. I cleaned a plate where I made some blue clusters by accident.

@Raychristofer 4 жыл бұрын

This is good to know. I think this technique would work well also for landscapes with cloudy skies. I hear about washing soda a lot in alternative process but I don't know what's the difference between using that and powdered clothes detergent to wash clothes.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 4 жыл бұрын

i would imagine that the clothing detergent would not be as pure, (yet will bleach as the washing soda as an alternative I guess), as the plain washing soda and if you are into mixing and experimenting you would want to use materials that are as pure as possible to bring about consistency. Sometimes the alternative, even though it will perform well and do what is needed can bring about other unwanted issues.

@Raychristofer 4 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleSmallOneonOne I hear you, I didn't mean using Tide detergent for Prints though I was comparing the two of them with washing clothes silly lol.

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 4 жыл бұрын

@@Raychristofer hahaah! Did not see that one. Well one is just one of the main ingredients that the detergents are made of. You have a scent agent, color agent and a preservative added in it and to make it look pretty to use. Did i get that? heheheheheh

@Raychristofer 4 жыл бұрын

@@NicoleSmallOneonOne Dang you know everything 😌

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 4 жыл бұрын

@@Raychristofer 🙂. Not everything 😉

@DonKittle 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nicole! I have some reversal prints that were overexposed - I wonder if I can recover them a bit with some coffee toning? :)

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

HI Don! Reversal prints as in Cyanotypes?

@jobobd12no 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder isn't washing soda Borax , wich can be found in most Canadian tire ,some IGA or the likes Idid use chlorine bleach ''La Parisienne diluted ''and did the job realy well

@NicoleSmallOneonOne 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jacques and Happy new year to you! As for borax and washing soda, they are similar as they both can be used for cleaning laundry as well as raising alkalinity in swimming pools yet the general compound of each is not the same. They are both alkaline, washing soda having a higher alkaline value. Borax is most effective in hotter water, while washing soda is perfect at any temperature. With that being said, I guess it will boil down to whatever works out right for you/me or anyone which is the important thing. Honestly, I never had a thought of actually using the form of bleach you mentioned. Thank you for sharing as this can open options to others if they did not think of that already as some will prefer working with a powder form of bleach over a liquid form of bleach and vice versa..