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cyanotype
This term refers specifically to the distinctive Prussian blue monochrome images created through a chemical reaction between iron salts and UV light. In a contemporary art context, it is often associated with botanical studies and experimental photography due to its ethereal, high-contrast aesthetic.
Historically, the term is synonymous with the "blueprint" used in architecture and engineering. While "blueprint" has become a common metaphor for any detailed plan, "cyanotype" remains the precise technical term for the chemical process and the resulting physical print.
Meanings
A photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print using ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide.
A print produced by the cyanotype process, often used historically for reproducing architectural or engineering drawings.
Examples
The artist used a cyanotype to capture the delicate shapes of the ferns.
I want to try a cyanotype for my art project this semester.
Look at this old cyanotype of the city bridge from the nineteenth century.
The deep blue hue is the signature characteristic of the cyanotype process.
She decided to cyanotype the pressed flowers she collected during her trip.
Can you show me how to cyanotype these leaves properly?
The archive contains several original cyanotypes of the early engine designs.
I wonder if I can cyanotype my own sketches using sunlight.