4 lovely examples of how to add colour to #cyanotypes, colour or make wet, mix with #gumbichromate or #cuprotype:

➥ Charlotte Mello Stevenson
➥ Colin Penley, Once Before
➥ Günther Wilhelm
➥ Montserrat Rodríguez aka @nyx10110.bsky.social

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LAST DAY - CALENDAR EVENT!
In both #gumbichromate and #duotone #cyanotypes the negative is "peeled apart" and printed in different colours:

➥ Mariela Palmeri
➥ Clive Pigott
➥ Jamie Paratore
➥ @wesleyray55.bsky.social

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#altprocess

Only days left – closes Tuesday. Cyanotype goes beyond blue with gum bichromate and tri-colour:

➥ Brian Lavery
➥ Lisa Brussell
➥ Marian Verkerk
➥ Tuula Pystynen

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#cyanotype #gumbichromate #altprocess

Two windows—painted over, one with a hole in it—in an abandoned building (printed in gum bichromate and cyanotype)

Federal Property

#ArtChallenges
#CyanTue
#Cyanotype
#GumBichromate
#PhotographersOfBluesky

New gum print. Still wet. I took the picture on one foggy morning in the Beach Forest near Szczecin. I didn't take notes on this one but i think it took six layers to build the print.

#photography #gumbichromate

The Printers Planet Festival is excited to welcome Prairie Alligator Press, one of the vendors displaying work on August 10! Photo of a gum bichromate print of a rainy landscape with backlit clouds.

In ONE MONTH, the Printers Planet Festival will fill the Santa Fe Railyard Plaza! Prairie Alligator Press will be one of the vendors displaying work on August 10! Vendor spots available until July 20. Register at theprintersplanet.com
#santafe #photopolymer #gumbichromate #printmakersofnewmexico

Gum bichromate print of a photograph of model Ivory flame reclining nude on a chaise, holding an apple. You can see the colors from the different layers around the photo.

Gum bichromate print of a photograph of Gus the cat, sitting on a stool. You can see the colors from the different layers around the photo.

I spent last week in Maine learning gum bichromate printing in a workshop with Diana Bloomfield! A challenging process, but I can see lots of potential for color printing.

#Photography #AltProcess #GumBichromate #Gum

A print depicting cars and traffic at a stoplight in the rain. Taken through a car window. The image is a three-color print, two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype.

View through a rainy window. Three-color print, two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype. My post for #blueskyartshow with the theme #windows.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#rainy

Cyanotype and gum bichromate image of the arch and tunnel under a walkway in Central Park in NYC. The image is black gum bichromate over cyanotype and shows the archway, part of the tunnel and the surrounding trees. There is a lamppost visible in the foreground. The image shows the entirety of the print , including brushstrokes outside of the image proper.

Cyanotype and gum bichromate image of the arch and tunnel under a walkway in Central Park in NYC. The image is black gum bichromate over cyanotype and shows the archway, part of the tunnel and the surrounding trees. There is a lamppost visible in the foreground. The image is cropped to only show the original photo

Archway and tunnel, Central Park, NYC. Black gum bichromate layer over cyanotype. Second image is the same print, just cropped to remove the messy interesting parts.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#centralpark
#nyc

Borrowed this from Terrible Maps. It's an important reminder for those of us practicing #AltProcessPhotography #CanILickIt #ProbablyShouldntLickIt #DontLicktheArtworks #AltProcess #GumBichromate #Cyanotype

Gumbichromate print over cyanotype, depicting a small island in the middle of a lake. The island is just big enough for medium sized tree and some bushes. The print is carbon black ink over cyanotype base.

Gumbichromate print over cyanotype, depicting a small island in the middle of a lake. The island is just big enough for medium sized tree and some bushes. The print is green ink over cyanotype base.

Testing one layer of gum bichromate over cyanotype. First image is carbon black over cyano, second is green over cyano. Same digital negative for both.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#photography

Color gum bichromate print of a female dancer with short blonde hair, wearing a skirt that comes to just below her knees and a spaghetti strapped short white top. She is barefoot, looking at the camera and her arms are at her sides (en bas) and her feet are in third position for ballet

Same image as yesterday, but this time as two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype. You might not be able to tell at this size, but registration is way off. Embarrassing, but it might be interesting to compare to yesterday.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#gumbichromate
#cyanotype
#dancer

Print showing an outdoor sign for Top Notch burgers in Austin, TX. The sign reads, top to bottom, Top Notch, Charcoal hamburgers, Fried Chicken & Shrimp, Dining Room, Curb Service. The image is printed as two layers of gum bichromate over a cyanotype base

Top Notch! Austin, TX. Two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype base.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#topnotch
#austin
#atx
#midcentury
#vintage

Image of a woman facing left. She is wearing a leather jacket and her head is buzz cut on the side facing the viewer. This is a cyanotype print with a layer of gum bichromate (pyrrol orange).

Jess. Single layer of gum bichromate (pyrrol orange) over cyanotype. That weird diagonal line was present in the original digital photo, just not as prominent until I made the gum layer. Dammit.

#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate

Photograph of a very old, large, white ceramic kitchen sink. There is a window above the sink, through which an old tree is visible. The image is a gum bichromate print over a cyanotype base.

Kitchen sink. Two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype base.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#gumbichromate
#cyanotype
#vintagekitchen

Closeup of the interior of a sunflower, printed as two layers of gum bichromate over cyantoype.

Fibonacci. Close up of a sunflower. Two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype. Original taken with a cell phone.

#altprocess
#gumbichromate
#cyanotype
#sunflower
#alternativephotography

One from my TORSOS series. Cyanotype over GumBichromate.
#figurestudies #nudes #gumbichromate #cyanotype #chrismacan #bethesda1832 #altphoto #nexusfoundationfortodaysart
#philadelphiaart

Base of a fountain in water, with gargoyles spewing water. Printed as two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype.

Base of a fountain in water, with gargoyles spewing water. Printed as two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype. Cropped to just the image.

Fountain with gargoyles (green men?), Austin, TX. Two layers of gum bichromate (red and yellow) over a cyanotype base.

#altprocess
#gumbichromate
#cyanotype
#fountains
#gargoyle

Image of an old gnarled tree next to a fire hydrant, printed as a single layer of gum bichromate (pyrrol orange) over a cyanotype base.

Cropped image of an old gnarled tree next to a fire hydrant, printed as a single layer of gum bichromate (pyrrol orange) over a cyanotype base.

Old tree and fire hydrant. Single layer of gum bichromate (pyrrol orange) over cyanotype. Original image was a near-IR photo taken with a modified Lumix LX5.
Both full sheet and cropped versions posted.

#altprocess
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#infrarred
#irphotography

Three color print of a photograph of Radio City Musical Hall at night. Image is tow layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype.

Three color print of a photograph of Radio City Musical Hall at night. Image is tow layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype.

Radio City Music Hall, NYC.
Two layers of gum bichromate (red and yellow) over a cyanotype base. Canson XL.
First image is the whole sheet, second image is a crop to just the 8x10 image.

#altprocess
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#NYC
#radiocitymusichall

Cyanotype print, toned with yerba mate, depicting the torso of a topless woman, covering her breasts with her hands. She has a metallic version of the cadillac wreath logo on her sternum.

Gum bichromate print depicting the torso of a topless woman, covering her breasts with her hands. She has a metallic version of the cadillac wreath logo on her sternum.

Variations. First image is plain ol' cyanotype, toned with yerba mate. Second image is cyanotype base, with two layers of gum bichromate, pyrrol orange then black.

#altprocess
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#artnude

Photo of a gum bichromate over cyanotype print of an image of three flowers.

Cropped photo of a gum bichromate over cyanotype print of an image of three flowers.

Gum bichromate over cyanotype again. First image is the whole sheet, second is cropped to just the 8x10 image. I kinda like the messy look of the first version.

Red/yellow gum bichromate over cyanotype. Canson XL paper.

#gumbichromate
#cyanotype
#altprocess
#flowers

Rear corner of a Corvair, printed using cyanotype and gum bichromate processes.

Corvair. Two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype. 8x10 image on Canson XL.

#gumbichromate
#cyanotype
#altprocess
#vintagecars

Gum bichromate print of the entrance to All Saints Tattoo in Austin, TX.

I'll be posting my prints here - polymer photogravure, cyanotype, gum bichromate. First off, All Saints Tattoo shop in Austin, TX. Three-layer gum bichromate on Canson XL watercolor paper. 8x10.
#gumbichromate #altprocess #tattooshops

Piggybacking off of my question yesterday (What is art?), here’s an image from my series Invasive Species.
#fineartphotography #altprocessphotography #handmadephotograph #historicprocessprint #gumbichromate #noimnotamasochistjustanhistoricprinter

Monhegan Dandelions
#photography #alternativeprocessphotography #cyanotype #gumbichromate #palladiumprint

1. Original digital image
2. 4-negative (CMYK) gum bichromate (w/watercolor pigments) over cyanotype over palladium print