Friday 12 August - Day 26

I thought I’d have a go at toning this feather cyanotype print on cotton in anticipation of an upcoming workshop.

I used tannic acid to tone the print but I could have also used coffee, tea, red wine as they all contain tannins.

I tend to find that I get better results on fabric than I do on paper.

Also, the darker the blue I have in the original print, the darker the toned print ends up being and the colour range can vary from chocolatey browns to aubergine purples to much darker browns and almost charcoals like this. It’s all quite unpredictable though which, for me, is part of the charm of the technique.