Two of the more common cyanotype problems are alkaline water and/or a
bad paper choice. Try adding a few CC of stop bath to your first rinse.
If that fixes your problem, then you know your water source is alkaline.
Cyanotype need nuetral or acidic wash water.
If that isn't your problem, then you need to try a different paper.
Reves BFK is a widely available paper that will work with cyanotype. It
isn't my favorite paper, but you can get a sheet almost anywhere. papers
for cyanotype need to be nuetral or acidic (just like the wash). many
papers are made with large amounts of "buffer". This is usually strongly
alkaline, and thus an unhappy match for cyanotype. Some papers are
simply too "hard" (non absorbant) for a good cyanotype photograph.
My favorote paper for cyanotype is Cranes Platinotype available from
Bostick and Sullivan http://www.bostick-sullivan.com/
The above assume that by "washed away" you mean faded during washing. If
you mean that your image is totally disappearing, then I would be
woriied that your chemicals are incorrect or bad.
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 08:29 AM, bendur...@aol.com wrote:
Hi
Could anyone tell me the image gets washed away, when you rince your
cyantype.
And also what you can do about it.
Cheers
Ben
