Welcome

In this video course you will learn how to become a proficient print maker and make fantastic prints of your photographs in Classic Cyanotype, with a look at the basics for making a digital negative too. 

COURSE OVERVIEW

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    1. 01 Introducing the world of Cyanotype

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    2. 02 Introducing the course

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    3. 03 Disclaimer and Safety

    1. 01 Paper selection

    2. 02 Emulsion preparation

    3. 03 Brushes and rods

    4. 04 Relative Humidity

    1. 01 How to coat with a brush

    2. 02 How to coat with a rod

    3. 03 Preparing an Exposure test using a Stop table

    4. 04 Printing on pure unbuffered papers

    5. 05 Printing on acid free buffered papers

    6. 06 Printing on fabric and rice paper

    7. 07 Paper White (how to get it right)

    1. 01 Digital negative the simplest way ever

    2. 02 Editing a photograph for cyanotype

    1. 01 Why use an f-stop table

    2. 02 EDN coating test

    3. 03 What printer settings should be used?

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    4. 04 Waiting time from coating to printing

    5. 05 Waiting time from printing to washing

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    6. 06 Hydrogen Peroxide (a myth)

    7. 07 Fixing Cyanotypes (a myth)

    8. 08 Waxes and varnishes

    9. 09 Paper White and citric acid

    10. 10 Choose UV and Home lights

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    11. 11 pH Meters and Water pH

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    1. 01 make your Exposure Unit, with UV tubes

    2. 02 make your Dose Meter to measure the sun UV exposure (coming soon)

About this course

  • €27,00
  • 31 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

What you can expect

from this course

As an advanced coursed tailored for both beginners and more experienced print makers, you will learn everything you need to know, starting from the very basic information on what products you need to buy and how to use them, to the advanced knowledge you may be eager to learn, so to be able to make wonderful prints you will be proud of, avoiding many issues you may encounter in classic cyanotype, keeping under control the many variables of this beautiful photographic process.

The course is designed to lead you step by step through videos and a few text lessons containing the information you need to make progress in a specific subject matter. Quite a few videos have a complementary text below them, where you may find information and data at a glance, to summarize and complete the subject, should you need it. Moreover, if you want to dig into details, you’ll find an entire chapter called Additional knowledge with lessons created with an eye on the more experienced print makers where you will learn what you need to become a better one.

With that approach, rather than what you find in long technical books, I designed a video course full of examples and easy to follow, in order to let you choose the level of information you want to dig in, while including all the details and support you need. All the videos are dense and packed with information, not bla bla bla long boring videos, you may need to pause them from to time if you are trying to reproduce live what I show you.

Click on the arrows of the Course Overview, here above, to expand the chapters and learn about the topics covered in the course.

Inside every lesson you find an area where you can ask your questions, and I will answer every one of them. It is a personal full support to the course.

You have granted unlimited lifetime access to the course when you buy it, including future upgrades.

What you should know

before starting the course

There is no specific knowledge required to access and follow this course. It is tailored to give you the information you need even if you are a beginner.

It is amazing what it is possible to do nowadays, nothing can stop you from learning and mastering the art of printing in Classic Cyanotype!

What equipment you need

  • UV lamp

    recommended to use one. A DIY project for a UV exposure unit is inside the course!

  • Inkjet printer

    if you intend to print digital negatives, the best printers for this job have pigment inks

  • Computer and a photo editor

    if you intend to print digital negatives you need to use a photo editor like Photoshop or any other you like

  • Brushes or Rods

    You need a tool for coating your paper with the emulsion. There are many types of brushes, wait to learn inside the course what to buy

  • Basic chemicals

    Potassium Ferricyanide (red) and Ferric Ammonium Citrate (green type), found in chemistry shops. 20 or 50 g of each will suffice to begin your practice

At the core of this course

Publishing this video course took more than one year for preparing, recording and video editing. 

My long experience making thousands of prints and experimenting on all darkroom and printing variables was indispensable to me, to know all the details of the process and so to explain to you exactly how to have beautiful and consistent results. Working and exchanging ideas and test results with highly knowledgeable print makers was of great help.

I have been printing professionally in Classic Cyanotype every day since 2016. I began using a basic way to prepare my digital negatives, which is the same way I will teach you inside this course. If you are interested in the perfect calibration and linearization of your digital negatives, I have a specific online course I recommend you to buy.


One to One workshops?

Check this out first!

There are many ways to learn how to print in cyanotype, and a workshop is certainly a good way. You have a tutor that can teach you and answer your questions. Workshops are often expensive though, around 100 or 200 dollars or euros, and you need to attend at a specific date it may not suits you. The cheapest way is to look for information on the internet and/or buying a book, but it can be a confusing experience. What you will experience in this video course is a clear explanation with visual examples, step by step, with the chance to ask your questions and receive the answers like in a One to One workshop, being clear that the answer will arrive a little time later. All that at an incredibly affordable price and, as opposed to the workshop, this video course will always be there for you to revise your information, walk again through the steps with your tutor and your videos, and being able to ask any questions any time.
Buy the Course

Cyanomicon

a very simple way to make a digital negative

Mike Ware, MA DPHIL CCHEM FRSC, Honorary Fellow in Chemistry at the University of Manchester (UK), Scientific Advisor to the National Gallery of Art - Washinton, DC (USA), expert for photography conservation,  is an outstanding person and artist. He is the creator of two new cyanotype formulas: the New Cyanotype and the Simple Cyanotype. There is no better expert in cyanotype than him and he's very approachable for answering your questions too!

He wrote alternative photography books (real bibles) among which "Cyanomicon" for cyanotype and "Platinomicon" for platinum palladium, both downloadable for free from his website www.mikeware.co.uk

Inside "Cyanomicon" you can also find a very simple way to modify your digital negative to obtain a good print. I used that system myself when beginning to print professionally in classic cyanotype, and when properly used it won’t let you down!

While I have made another video course on digital negatives that I recommend buying, in this video course I teach how to make your digital negatives in the simplest way ever, intended for those of you who are beginning to print in cyanotype and don’t want to go into technical matters. 


Reviews of the course

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5 star rating

Great and Comprehensive Course on Classic Cyanotype

Graciana Piaggio

I found the course to be very detailed and filled with great examples. It was very comprehensive, covering every aspect of the cyanotype process thoroughly. ...

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I found the course to be very detailed and filled with great examples. It was very comprehensive, covering every aspect of the cyanotype process thoroughly. The course content was well-structured. Paolo clearly has a deep understanding of the subject, and he shared valuable insights and techniques that have enhanced my skills. I recommend this course to anyone looking to advance their knowledge and expertise in cyanotype.

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5 star rating

Highly recommended for both beginners and those with expe...

Geoff Chaplin

Whether you have made only "simple cyanotypes" or have considerable experience Paolo's very thorough course will improve your methods and results. Particular...

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Whether you have made only "simple cyanotypes" or have considerable experience Paolo's very thorough course will improve your methods and results. Particularly for the beginner following the course will dramatically improve your prints. For the more experienced worker information and methods here will enable you to move to the 'fine art' level if that is your aim. Clear, straightforward, and with additional material at the end, I can thoroughly recommend this course.

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An Unmissable Course on Classic Cyanotype

Enrico Nensor

Paolo's online course is a real gem for anyone wishing to learn more about this fascinating photographic technique. Well structured and rich in content, the ...

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Paolo's online course is a real gem for anyone wishing to learn more about this fascinating photographic technique. Well structured and rich in content, the course guides you step by step from the theoretical basics to practical applications. The explanations are precise and accessible even for beginners. An excellent course.

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Excellent Course

Caroline Brown

The course provides a solid foundation for getting started and great for improving cyanotype prints!!!!!

The course provides a solid foundation for getting started and great for improving cyanotype prints!!!!!

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Pricing

My policy is to offer the complete video course at a price that allows the widest public possible to enrol. You have granted unlimited lifetime access to the course when you buy. I will answer all the questions you may ask inside the lessons.

Instructor

Paolo Saccheri

Santa Margherita Ligure, Italy. I began at the age of 12 to freely investigate the world around me with the camera of my father. At the age of 26 I went to the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan and attended a course for photo-reportage and naturalistic photography. In the following years I worked for different photo agencies while beginning to know and use alternative photographic processes. My life in Lanzarote, where I live as an artisan photographer and professional print maker, brings with it a transcendent impact that fully takes me to the blue of Cyanotype. Technical knowledge and passion lead me to an intense study of darkroom and dim room variables to define the best practices to print in Classic Cyanotype and make perfect digital negatives.