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Sadly toning glass prints is not possible, as the gelatine would dissolve in all the baths necessary.

Sadly toning glass prints is not possible, as the gelatine would dissolve in all the baths necessary.

I have to admit that I haven't tried it on fabric, but I see no reason why it shouldn't work. If you want more color options I'd recommend the Solar Fast products by Jaquard. They are available in many colors and, safe to put in the washing machine. Hope that helps!

I'm using UV-led strips with a wavelength of 395nm-400nm. But using the sun for printing is also perfectly fine. Hope that helps!

I haven't tried printing on beach pebbles. But I think you'll have the most success using an emulsion similar to mine when printing on glass. (You can watch the video here: ruclips.net/video/81GZpizrJRo/видео.html) Hope that helps!

I still use the solution I mixed one or two years ago. So, as long as you keep them in lightproof bottles, pretty long. If you aren't sure if the solution still works just do a quick testprint. I hope that helps!

I used an old projector and replaced the bulb with a 100W UV-Led. I talk about the enlarger in more detail in my other video: ruclips.net/video/-miPEMBJy-o/видео.html Hope that helps!

No, I don't use anything like that. But in my experience, the prints are quite durable. Hope that helps!

Using a hairdryer might lead to cracks in your print, so I wouldn't recommend that.

Thanks for the praise. If you have all the necessary materials one day should be enough. Be aware that some of the print might get cracks after drying, especially if you do it the first time. So make a few extra prints just to be sure. Hope that helps!

@JulianSandro Thanks for the reply!! 👍

The emulsion only turns blue under UV-light. So as long as you do this inside with subdued lighting, you should be good. Hope that helps!

A great way to spruce up failed fabric prints is to add some fabric paint or even do some embroidery on top of the print. Hope that helps!

Yes!

Yes, everything would be blurry. Hope that helps!

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Sadly toning is not possible on glass prints. At least I don't know how. Adding pigment to the emulsion would stain the whole print which could yield interesting results.

Cyanotype is very prone to fading on fabric when washing, but you can use the solar fast chemicals by Jacquard. They work very similarly to cyanotype, are safe to put in the washing machine, and are even available in multiple different colors. I hope that helps!

The emulsion is only sensitive to light when dry. And even then it's only sensitive to UV light. So you are relatively safe to use the emulsion in indoor lighting. Hope that helps!

I haven't tried that, but I do love the idea. When I have some bees wax at hand I will definitely try that.

Its also called Natron and sometimes used in backing. The chemical formula is Na2CO3. Hope that helps!

@@JulianSandro isn't that just regular baking soda ? sodium bicarbonate?

Yes!

There is just colored ink you can buy. I had the best result with acrylic-based ink. If the color of the ink is too dark you can dilute it with water. Hope that helps!

@@JulianSandro thank you! i will try it out!

No, with Cyanotype printing I just use the standard emulsion, but if you need something more resistant you might look into the solarfast emulsion by jacquard. Hope that helps!

The glass mobile is a great idea! I thought of using it in some kind of Tiffany glass art piece, although I haven't worked with glass so that might be somewhat in the future.

Yes. If you don't invert the image the resulting print will be a negative.

@@JulianSandro I appreciate you 🙏 would you happen to know if you can set the cyanotype so it doesn’t wash out ? Or is that necessary?

@@ivermectin3191 A standard Cyanotype will always be sensitive to water. But you could use the "Solarfast" products by Jacquard. These are not only available in multiple different colors but can also be set on paper or fabric so you can put them in the washer. They work more or less the same as Cyanotypes, just follow the instructions on the packaging

@@JulianSandro one more question, cause I’m like that😂😂 … have you ever heard of anyone applying “never wet” to cyanotype after producing one? If not I may try that and upload the outcome…..

@@ivermectin3191 I haven't heard of that but I'm super curious. Definitely let me know how it turns out!

During my experiments, this was mostly the case when the emulsion wasn't completely dry or too thick. Ultimately, I ended up drying the coated piece of glass overnight. I achieved a thinner coating by heating up the glass plate to about the temperature of the emulsion. That way it would be less viscous, allowing me to spread it more thinly. Also, make sure to clean the glass plates before applying the emulsion. If none of these things help you might even consider using less gelatine. This will also allow you to spread it more thinly. I hope that helps!

@@JulianSandro Thank you so much. I will give it another try. I think I may have added too much gelatin and let it dry longer.