Synopsis
What you will find in this film
Carlos Barrantes' laboratory • Cyanotype, a simple but painstaking process • An alternative, historical printing process • Precise dosage of ferricyanide and ammonium citrate to make the emulsion • Sensitize a sheet of Japanese paper to the brush • Insolation by contact under UV lamps • Get a toning effect with Maté tea
Film chapters
00:00 Examining transparencies
00:05 Setting up in the laboratory
10:00 Mixing the ingredients
15:00 Emulsify a single sheet of paper
20:00 Expose & wash
25:00 : Toning with Maté
Further exploration
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