DIY Cyanotype Postcard kit
Make your own artistic and unique postcards on the go. Great for postcard buffs and travellers, photographers, mixed media artists, printmakers, botany enthusiasts, kids, and more. Make it a fun group activity for any age! Ideal for beginners as an introduction to the cyanotype process. The minimum handling of chemicals makes it a perfect educational science project in schools or just a creative fun art project for children (under adult supervision).
Kit Contains:
8 blank postcards and 1 greeting card (natural shade, 300 GSM, pH neutral, acid-free paper) cyanotype chemicals (to make 50ml sensitiser) in light safe amber bottles
reusable rubber gloves
a beaker
2 droppers
a petri dish
a foam brush
pressing glass and board with binder clips
instruction booklet and Health & Safety Procedures in english.
All in a compact travel friendly box.
ABOUT CYANOTYPE
Cyanotype is one of the earliest photographic printing processes that produces a distinctive prussian-blue monochromatic print. The technique was invented by the British scientist and astronomer, Sir John Frederick William Herschel, in 1842.
With the cyanotype technique, you can create:
• Photograms from botanical specimens or
any object you fancy
• Contact prints from a photographic (or digitally created) negative
You can also mix these two techniques.
Cyanotype is an extremely forgiving photographic process, easy to do, and safe. As the emulsion is UV sensitive, you can easily make prints using sunlight. Enjoy the sunshine and capture details through light and shadow.
SPECIFIATIONS
Dimensions: 5" x 7" x 2.25" (w x l x h)
Weight: 625 gms
Language of Instruction: English
Country of Origin: India
PLEASE NOTE
Cyanotype is safe for children. However, adult supervision is highly recommended. Care should be taken to avoid ingestion, inhalation, and contact with skin when handling the chemicals. Please read the Health and Safety Procedures and the Instruction Booklet before handling the chemicals.
Our precoated papers are better suited for children below 10-12 years.