Analogue Workshop Series – Cyanotype printing and toning with plants

We are holding the cuyanotype printing and toning workshop on the same day this year. They are separate workshops so you need to resister for both if you would like to attend both. You will be able to use the prints you make in the printing workshop for toning. If you already have cyanotypes, you can register for just the toning workshop if you like, or just take the cyanotype printing workshop if you are short on time.

Cyanotype Printing
August 16th 2:15 – 4:15
At Beau Photo

The cyanotype process was invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel. As their name suggests, cyanotypes are a beautiful blue colour, and are most often printed on watercolour paper. Learn how to make these beautiful images yourself. Printing cyanotypes is very easy to do at home and is a good starting point for trying other alternative processes. In this workshop you will learn about the different papers and other surfaces that are suitable for cyanotype printing, using negatives and objects to create images, how to coat and expose paper, different processing techniques, and a little about the history of cyanotype printing. You will leave with a print you’ve made yourself and the knowledge to be able to continue the process on your own.

There is a fee of $20 for this workshop to cover the materials. Space is limited to 8 participants Register here – https://beau_cyanotype_2025.eventbrite.ca

Cyanotype Toning With Plants
August 16th 4:30 – 6:30
At Beau Photo

Cyanotypes are a beautiful blue colour, but blue isn’t the only colour you can get from them. In this workshop you will learn about toning cyanotypes to get other tones like brown and turquoise. Using various plant material, we will tone cyanotypes and talk about the many ways we can experiment with the process and affect the final colours.

You will need to bring a few of your cyanotype prints that you are willing to experiment with. Up to 8×10 only please! Slightly overexposed prints tend to work best.

There is a fee of $20 for this workshop to cover the materials. Space is limited to 8 participants Register here – https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/analogue-workshop-series-toning-cyanotypes-with-plants-tickets-1542525087059?aff=oddtdtcreator