A photo posted by curtis corlew (@cccorlew) on Dec 11, 2015 at 3:04pm PST We finally have our cyanotype coating figured out. We use a sponge brush, coat once lightly, let it dry a while, then coat again. It uses more chemistry but makes for darker blues and a smoother less dotted surface. We have paper that seems to work. The Strathmore Mixed Media Paper has a nice weight and isn't breaking the bank. We figured out the adjustment curves in Photoshop and printing digital negatives. If we aren't spot on, we are pretty close. We've figured out that the time of day as well as the season change the amount of UV light to the degree we need to do a new exposure test every time we print if the time of day or date change much. So what's wrong? We've been using an Epson 1270 to make our negatives. My new MacBook running El Capitan is incompatible with Epson 1270 printer drivers and won't work at all, so we need to get a new printer and start the
A chronicle of our attempt to learn how to make cyanotype prints using digital negatives.