EsserJessica_Cyan

For a white with a blue background use positive transparency. For a blue image with a white background use a negative transparency. > Paper must be treated. PHOTOGRAM- photo printed directly onto the paper. silivino gonzalaz morlas, print on fabric-protraits "then and now" Good symmetry in the 6 pieces put together, some are negative, the contrast of the pieces all together, movement in the natural twists of the head. filled the frame well however leaving some white space.
 * contact printing. Making direct contact with the paper.
 * Directions- Open the image you wish to print. Try to choose one that has a good range of values. Cyanotype tends to make the image more contrasty so try not to have too, high of contrast. Pick an image with good value range and detail.
 * Once the image is open in Photoshop duplicate the background layer, renaming it Negative. Save the file as a Photoshop PSD.
 * Edit the layer to improve range of values using Image-Adjustments-Levels/or Curves. Once you're satisfied save again.
 * With the negative layer selected go to Image-Adjustments-Invert (command I is the shortcut for this). You have now inverted the layer and changed it from a positive to a negative.
 * Turn off the original background layer eye so that only the negative layer is showing.
 * Size your image to the desired negative size. The transparencies we use are 8.5 x 11 inches (letter-sized). You can print 2 5 x 7 images on one sheet of transparency or one larger single image. You decide! Size your image accordingly. Since we are printing the image should be 300 dpi so it is high resolution.
 * Load the transparency film. We are using Pictorico film and it has a cut mark at the upper right side. Load the transparency portrait orientation so that the cut is in the upper right. Make sure you only have one sheet. Print as we normally would. In Printer settings you can just choose glossy and it will work out fine.
 * Once you've printed your negative you want to protect it from getting scratched so save it between two sheets of paper or in a folder or plastic sleeve protector.
 * PRINTING-
 * 1) Make a "sandwich" by layering chemically treated paper or fabric as your first layer with the chemically treated side facing up towards the light (sun).
 * 2) Layer two of the sandwich is the digital negative that you've printed using Adobe Photoshop and ink jet transparency. Make sure the right side of the negative is facing up, the image should look the right way. If you reverse this it will be backwards.
 * 3) Layer three is the piece of glass or plexi you are covering your sandwich with to expose. We use contact frames that you will seal the images into. You could also just use plexi glass and binder clips to create the sandwich.
 * 4) Put the contact frame inside of the black plastic garbage bag to protect it from the light.
 * 5) All of these items are taken outside and exposed in the sun. You can also use a UV light box similar to those used for silkscreen processes. The exposure time will depend on the season, the time of day and the strenght of the sunlight. It could take 5-15 minutes. Usually exposures times longer than 15 aren't necessary unless it is winter and the light is really weak/cloudy. You can kind of tell that the image has been exposed long enough because the color of the paper turns a greenish/cyan/yellowish color.
 * 6) Put the contact frame back in the plastic bag and bring inside. Carefully remove the paper or fabric from the frame and rinse in cold running water and watch as it develops. Once it develops it is safe to turn the normal lights on. Rinse until there is no more yellowish chemical in the whites of the fabric or paper (about 3-5 minutes).
 * 7) Dry your print. If it gets wrinkled you can iron the paper or fabric later.

darya yafimava- used watercolor. Really cool leading lines and natural movement from the trees. The trees make a framing effect witch fills the fram very well. the contrast is very nice as well witht he brightest being in the middle.

Karen adams-on leaf. fills entire frame. natural lines from the texture in the leaf. Good contrast in her eyes and eyebrows compared to skin. symmetry in the face but not in the leaf makes in very interesting.