There are many means tocollect beauty from the garden and preserve itbut one of my darling is to make salutation cards using a historical photographic method , cyanotype printing ( you’re able to record more about its historyin this mail ) . I first used this method to createsun print napkinsand was thrilled with the solvent . I was hook on the hypothesis of the interesting condition in the garden that just needed to be immortalized . Using some of the leftover cyanotype solution from the project , I made a caboodle of sun print cards showcasing the various leaves in my garden .
How to Make Sun Print Cards
To make Sunday print cards , followthe instructions over at the table napkin tutorial , or the instructions on thecyanotype kitto mix the chemicals . Then , use a lowly froth roller to make a rough rectangle on the cards . I like the edge uneven and natural look , like snap paper .
Pick out a few interestingly shaped flat things from the garden , a park , or forest . Flat parting with wad of detail seem to work best . Those that are rounded will get out shadows and not give a crisp sun photographic print .
Arrange the botanicals on prepared cards once the resolution has dried . Note : be trusted to allow the solution to dry out wholly in the dark as per the package instructions as any light will begin the exposure process . commit a piece of field glass over bill of fare and leaves and set up it out in direct sun for 20 minutes undisturbed .
you could also buysun mark paperif you do n’t desire to cope with applying the chemical substance . That ’s on my list to try next .
When the exposure time is up , launch the print under weewee until it pop to develop .
The statement say to wash for 5 minutes but I found this lightened too much of the print . I also tried float the whole add-in in a tubful of urine and did n’t wish these resultant that were , again , too moisten out . There was a admonition in the command that if you do n’t wash the chemical off well enough , your print will continue to give away . I did these card a few weeks ago and they are still just perfect , so I suppose I found the veracious balance . My experiment led me to feel satisfied with the running water system of rules .
You do n’t want to wash them until the unexposed area under the leafage is completely white , which will happen as it end up developing and dries . determine out to dry until dampish , then press between sheets of parchment in a phone book so that the card drop out again .
I did a lot of different types of organic materials I found in the garden , but the most successful were 2-dimensional leaves or bloom . I did some poppy seed heads that spue a shadow and made the mark reckon distorted . I ’m sure you will have deal to choose from as I did , since nature is abundant .
If you love craft with plants as much as I do , here are some other projection you might relish as well :
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