cjohnson+-+cyanotype

Artist: John Meadows This piece was done as a cyanotype on textured paper. The cyanotype was toned in strong black tea, which contains tannic acid, as to turn the typical picturesque blue tones into a rich chocolate color. Meadows used leading lines to draw your eye to the focus point, the woman with a camera. The picture worked very well as lines were included throughout the original picture, whether it be the walls, her hat, or her jacket. Another thing that worked well for the artist was the contrast in darkness/light. Every pice of the art is contrasted in light just right so that although the picture is monochromatic, every line is quite visible and no two objects blend together: they all stand out well. The focus point, the woman, was in the center of the image which generally violates the rule of thirds, but with the leading lines of the wall and else in the background lead us to ignore that tidbit. Artist: Ana Seaweed and Seagrass is what was used to create this picture. It's has a classic cyanotype look with the colors mainly being blue and white, except that it's a photogram. Rule of thirds was used in how the more dense areas of the plant was used in the corners, with the "tails" of sorts filling up the negative space.The lines are more blurry, but it adds a sense of ghostliness. It is somewhat opposite of the first picture as there aren't any true, straight-cut, lines as there were in the first pic. Artist: Joel Lintz The paper used for the cyanotype was a watercolor paper "centennial" grain cloth. Lintz stated that he tried numerous ways to applicate the picture, and one of the methods was the blotchiness of water application. Lintz used the framing to reflect the picture, and to blend one and the same. The POV within the cyanotype added to the feeling of the photo as it's from downward and from the side, such as looking up to the photo. The background is otherwise quite bare, emphasizing the focus on the three crosses.