Shropshire-based printing studio, Dungarees + Squeegees, run by duo Ash and Joey, have released a new collection of photographic cyanotypes. This unique experimentation is a step away from their usual medium of screenprinting.
Cyanotype is a 170-year-old photographic printing process that produces prints in distinctive shades of blue. A light reactive chemical is painted onto paper, dried, then an object is placed on top and exposed to sunlight. The paper is then rinsed with water and the silhouette of the object is washed away, leaving the original paper whereas the areas exposed to light turn to shades of blue.
While experimenting, Ash photographed flowers and printed them on acetate. Compared to the traditional method of placing an object on top of the paper, the acetate exposes detailed tonal ranges. These prints are still all unique, but have finer details such as veins and textures.
The collection includes prints ranging from A6 to A3 and can be purchased on their website. Recently, D+S have also been commissioned to develop client’s photographs and illustrations into cyanotypes, such as Mike Blues album cover.
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