Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/05/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi all- I'm trying to make a few cyanotype (prussian blue, or blue print like) prints without great luck. I am following the info from the LFI magazine 3/2004 issue (making a dig. neg, printing on inkjet to acetate, then contact printing on sensitized inkjet paper, washing and drying). I've used some scanned Leica negs, and digital data. The scanned film seems better- but still not very good results. The print looks too dark, the color murky (not the nice blue I should get) and in all- not a good result. Also, the inkjet printing on the acetate is not satisfactory- with too much ink- it all runs together, with less- at 150 dpi it is lacking in detail. I was scared to try the printing on my Epson 2200, so just used the Epson Stylus color 777 with generic ink. I only use Epson ink and paper on the 2200- was scared of gumming it up. My exposure was 6 minutes in cloudy/bright daylight. Thanks for suggestions. Stasys