Bichromate Gum advanced Workshops Workshop 02 Astrology

Workshop 02 Astrology

Introduction to astrology — solar and lunar signs (30 min) — followed by two hours of cyanotype making

Using the cyanotype process and a selection of copyright-free images — as well as prints from TinyGallery's own collection — each participant creates three images

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Bichromate Gum advanced Workshops Workshop 02 AstrologyBichromate Gum is a photographic printing process invented in the early days of photography. William Henry Fox Talbot found that sensitized dichromated colloids such as gelatin and gum arabic became insoluble in water after exposure to sunlight. Alphonse Poitevin added carbon pigment to the colloids in 1855, creating the first carbon print. In 1858, John Pouncy used colored pigment with gum arabic to create the first color images. We rediscover gently