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Marina

Working on some cyanotype greeting cards but not satisfied with the paper at the moment.

@marina
What paper are you using? I had great results with Canson Montval and Hahnemühle Leonardo.

@bjoern I can't remember right now but my paper was not the best. I tried to print directly on greeting cards for the first time. But paper was too thin and it warped when I washed it.

Normally I use Van Gogh 300g/m2 and am happy with results. For watercolor painting I switched to Arches and this is amazing. Maybe I'll use it for some cyanotype prints in the future as well.

@marina Do you know the great Cyanotype book from Christina Z. Anderson? She tested a lot of papers in this book. I've adapted a lot of her tipps. 🙏

@bjoern Didn't know this one. Maybe I should get a copy of it. Thanks for the hint.

@marina are you placing the flowers on the paper or trying to use it as a photographic plate in a camera?