Review on 🎨 Cyanotype Sensitizer Set - Jacquard by Carol Miller

Works very well and is easy to use. The bottles contain the chemicals in powder form, to which water must be added. This can be a little tricky as the bottles are not transparent. Be careful not to overfill. You need to shake the bottles and leave them for about a day so that they dissolve completely (according to the instructions). They say the chemicals are pretty safe but I used rubber gloves and I'm sure they will stain if they get on you. I used watercolor paper and a wide soft brush. The paper was quite absorbent, so it was difficult to get even coverage. I've found that long, quick movements are the best way to prevent uneven chemical absorption. Paper with a harder surface may be better. I don't know how it affects fabric. I poured 1 tablespoon of each chemical into a plate, enough to cover 8 sheets of 8" x 11" paper. They say this set will make about 65 8x10 prints and I think you'll get at least that, if not more. I will be using a commercial copy shop to make the negatives. (You can also use a marker to draw directly on the film, but remember that what you draw is white on a blue background.) I placed the negative and paper between two panes of glass and held them with small ones paperclips together. . Be sure to cover and store unexposed paper, and mount the print frame in a darkened room. It seems more sensitive to ambient light than I expected. I tried different exposure times and found that 5 minutes is more than enough on a sunny day. If you add just a capful or less of hydrogen peroxide to the rinse water, it will turn a dark blue color almost immediately. Be sure to rinse your prints thoroughly. Any remaining chemical will continue to darken.