![]() Great for photographers, mixed media artists, printmakers, quilters, kids and more, the cyanotype process is easy, forgiving, quick, magical and fun. Use a digitally-printed photographic negative (an inverted black and white photo inkjet-printed onto a transparency*) instead of an object to create full-resolution photographs on paper or fabric. Simply place the object on the sensitized surface and expose to sunlight (UV). Harness the power of the sun to make detailed prints from virtually any object that casts a shadow: tools, toys, plants, leaves, stones, sand, string, lace, etc. Discovered in 1842 and distinctive for producing rich, Prussian blue monochromatic prints, Cyanotype was popular well into the 20th century as an inexpensive method for reproducing photographs, documents, maps and plans (hence the enduring architectural term “blueprint”) and famously, for making impressions of biological specimens in the field (“photograms”). I had some photos I took of the kids printed as engineer prints and hung them going up our staircase.Cyanotype Set 2 Component Set for Photographic blueprints on paper and fabricĬyanotype is the “original” sun-printing process, one of the earliest photographic techniques. It’s a cheap big-art trick I have used elsewhere in our home. In terms of budget, each engineer print costs $3 and the Ribba frame runs $25, so in total you’re looking at less than $30 per piece. (The photos here make the walls look so green – it was a weird time of day to photograph! They are more gray in person.) They make that whole wall so much more dramatic, and it makes the room feel larger too. You just have to pop them into the frames, mount on the wall, and it’s as easy as that. I decided to go for the black ones because we have black sconces by our bed on the opposite wall, so I figured it would be nice balance. Then I grabbed these Ribba frames (61cm x 91cm size) from IKEA. They come all rolled up, as you imagine a blueprint would. Then it was just a matter of uploading the images to the Staples Copy & Print website and ordering them as the engineer prints (you can also take your images in on a USB stick to your local Staples if you don’t want to order online). It was hard to narrow it down, but I decided on this cactus print, this palm tree print, and this beach print. The store has a huge selection (including those animal photos that are super trendy for kids nurseries right now!)…. I poured over tons of shops and in the end decided on ordering a few from the shop AndyxAnny. I went onto Etsy to check out what I could find in the way of black and white digital download art. ![]() I wanted something more relaxing, maybe with a nature theme. I didn’t want huge family photos staring at me while I’m in bed. Going big, on the other hand, solves this issue. When they are above a piece of furniture, it feels so far away that you can’t really enjoy the art. I had liked the gallery wall that was hanging above the dresser in our bedroom, but it wasn’t very striking and I realized that I prefer a gallery wall when you can stand up close to the pictures (like in a hallway). They are used by architects and draftsmen to print out drawings and blueprints of buildings.īasically you can think of them as super huge photocopies. Because they are in black and white and printed on thin paper, they are incredibly reasonable. ![]() You can get 24 x 36 size prints (that’s HUGE… think about a normal 8×10!) for less than $3. Well, if you haven’t heard of “Engineer Prints” before, I’m about to blow your mind. Have you ever wanted large scale art for a room but felt stumped at what you could do on a limited budget?
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