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Cyanotype Worksheet

This document provides instructions for completing a cyanotype photography assignment. It includes 20 questions about the history and process of cyanotypes that the student must answer. It also includes a rubric for grading the completed cyanotype print, which will be posted on the student's Weebly website. Key points of the cyanotype process outlined are mixing chemicals, preparing the canvas, printing the cyanotypes by exposing objects, and processing and drying the final print.

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Cyanotype Worksheet

This document provides instructions for completing a cyanotype photography assignment. It includes 20 questions about the history and process of cyanotypes that the student must answer. It also includes a rubric for grading the completed cyanotype print, which will be posted on the student's Weebly website. Key points of the cyanotype process outlined are mixing chemicals, preparing the canvas, printing the cyanotypes by exposing objects, and processing and drying the final print.

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Name

__________________________________ Hour ___________________ Date ______________________


Weebly ___________________________________________________________
Digital Photography 1- Cyanotype
Please complete all parts. 20 points for the worksheet and 80 for your print posted to your Weebly.

Part 1. Use the Blueprints to Cyanotype and the other info on the Cyanotype Tab
(http://skylinehsdigitalphotography1.blogspot.com/p/the-recording-of-light-took-
various.html)
1. Who invented the Cyanotype process?



2. What makes the paper light sensitive?



3. Draw the Tripotassium-tris(oxalate)ferrate(III).




4. What Botanist used Cyanotype for her images? What was the name of her book?



5. Other than photographers, who else used Cyanotype? What are they called?



6. Who invented the Cyanotype II or New Cyanotype Process? What changed?



7. What chemicals are used to created the blue of the process?



8. What is the history of Prussian Blue?



9. What are the 4 steps in the process?



10. Summarize in your own words the process of Mixing Chemicals.
11. Summarize in your own words the process of Preparing the Canvas.





12. Summarize in your own words the process of Printing the Cyanotypes.





13. Summarize in your own words the process of Processing and Drying.



14. What do you use to speed up the oxidation process?



15. What is a photogram?



16. What is semi-transparent? Why would you want your object to be semi-
transparent?



17. What object(s) will you be using for your Cyanotype?



18. What will objects will not work for this process?



19. How do you determine time to expose your paper? What variations play a role in
this estimate? What was your exposure time?




20. Do you consider Cyanotypes art? Please defend your position.


Part 2. Rubric for Cyanotype.

0-6 7 8 9 10
Transparent No object Object was 50% 75% 90%
object(s) was used too opaque. transparent transparent transparent
was used Only 25% with great
transparent detail
Timing was No image Needed 3x Needed 2x Needed Exposure
accurate for more more 1.5x more gave great
the print exposure exposure exposure detail
Object was No image Object was Object had Object had Object
recognizable not little detail great detail looked like
recognizable the object
Object(s) No Item was Item was Item was Item
was well composition placed place in the place with placement
placed unplanned middle intent told a story
or action
Paper was Paper was Blue-ish Light blue Purple blue Bright
rinsed well green green with green Indigo or
whites Prussian
Blue
Posted to No posted Image Only part of Image was Image was
Weebly posted not image posted cropped
cropped posted cropped and
but to small dominated
the page
Title and No title or Title no Artist Artist Artist
Artist Artist Artist Statement Statement Statement
Statement Statement Statement no title and title included 5
but lacked sentences
detail explaining
the process
and what
was
learned as
well as a
clever title.
Exposure Not Not Recorded Recorded Recorded
time was recorded recorded on and and
recorded worksheet mentioned explained
and but not in Artist in Artist
explained included in Statement Statement
Artist
Statement
Self
Evaluation
Total

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