Article · MadeByBarb
How to: Tone Cyanotypes with Natural Tannins
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2024
About this lesson
Compares six natural tannin sources (coffee, tea, myrobalan, acorns, maple leaves, red wine) for shifting bleached cyanotype prints from blue toward brown, with side-by-side results on paper and fabric.
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