DIY Set Cyanotypes Workshop Herbarium

Discover the Cyanotype technique with our creative leisure box, the ancestral art of monochromatic photography! This photographic process is carried out with a mixture which reacts to light and makes exposed areas appear in a Prussian blue colour. You can use the adhesive covers provided for your creations...

Discover the Cyanotype technique with our creative leisure box, the ancestral art of monochromatic photography! This photographic process is carried out with a mixture which reacts to light and makes exposed areas appear in a Prussian blue colour. You can use the adhesive covers provided for your creations, or create pretty paintings with dried flowers and leaves. 2 frames provided will allow you to display the most beautiful of your creations!

A brief history of Cyanotype
Cyanotype is a photographic process which produces photo prints or images of a dark blue colour nicknamed Prussian blue. This process takes its name from the Greek "kyanos" which means "dark blue", in reference to the characteristics of this colour. The technique is related to the effect light has on the following two chemicals when mixed: Ferric Ammonium Citrate and Potassium Ferricyanide. In the presence of light, the mixture oxidizes and will take on a (Prussian) blue colour. This technique was discovered in 1842 by the English astronomer and chemist John Frederick Herschel, during his research on the effects of light.

Content of the box
1 pot of Potassium Ferrocyanide allowing you to make 30 ml of solution
1 pot of Ferric Ammonium Citrate allowing you to make 30 ml of solution
3 adhesive stencils
1 adhesive sheet to make its foliage arrangements
12 sheets of paper
1 pipette + 1 beaker
1 sponge brush + 2 gloves
2 frames
1 set of instructions