Duotone Cyanotype
Time for an experiment! This is a cyanotype of a skunk cabbage flower. I used a duotone technique which produces two different colors. Cyanotypes are typically (or should I say naturally) blue. But you can modify the color by treating the print after it dries. The most common is to tone with tannin to give a brown or even black color - I use coffee or tea. You can also bleach the print with sodium carbonate. This gives a more pale color from gold to yellow. This print was made by first separating the negative into two color layers. The…