A no-nonsense beginner’s guide to cyanotype: make your own beautiful prints and craft projects in just a weekend.

One of the simplest and most elegant forms of photography, the cyanotype print gives distinctive white-on-blue results that are simultaneously graphic, intricate and mysterious. Drawing on Victoria Glovers experience running workshops for beginners, this book will walk you through the process and presents a selection of projects for you to develop your skills.

You’ll learn how to print onto a cushion cover, T-shirt, tote bag and lampshade. And you can take your creativity further, toning your prints and using long exposures to create surprising X-ray effects.

With this beginners guide, you’ll be making beautiful photographic blueprints in no time.

Cyanotype is photography in its purest form: a monochrome representation of light over time, expressed in special blue photo paper. It offers distinctive, immediately recognizable results that are graphic, intricate, and often mysterious.

This book makes the process simple for beginners, while offering plenty of scope for future experimentation. Drawing on Victoria Glovers experience running workshops for beginners, this book will walk you through the cyanotype process, step-by-step.

Learn how to print on practical items like T-shirts and tote bags, or use this medium for your next fine art printmaking project it’s all in this slim, well-designed book.