Calvaire de Vanteuges - Cyano toning

Toning cyanotype print with tea tannins.

Starting from a cyanotype and after bleaching (washing soda).

I toned the print with brewed tea for several hours.

The result is not what I expected, I wanted to achieve a tone close to black!

1st: I think that the bleaching is too much, it results in a loss of density.

2nd: tea gives too brown tones.

For the next toning test I will use coffee without bleaching.

 

Bleaching time: 45 sec (15gr of Sodium Carbonate with one liter of water at room temp.

Toning time: 15 mn at 40°C (4 tablespoons of black tea brewed during 2 hours before)

 

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Done