Old Process New Artist

Tri-Color gum over Cyanotype:

It's ingredients are:

1) Ferric ammonium citrate
2) Potassium ferricyanide
3) Tannic acid
4) Sodium bicarbonate or other bleaching agent

The Process:

1) A set of negatives, one for each color used, although color reproduction is quite limited, some creative effects can be achieved. Home made gum. 

2) Preshrinking (if you are worried about image alignment).

3) Washing baths. 

Mary Dorsey - Hill Billy Heaven 
Tri-Color gum over Cyanotype 


Christina Z. Anderson is a contemporary tri-color gum cyanotype.   

Christina Z. Anderson - Lunch on the dock
Tri-Color gum over cyanotype

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