Learn the ancient art of cyanotype printing. No darkroom needed — just sunlight, chemistry, and curiosity.
Join a WorkshopThe Process
Brush the light-sensitive emulsion onto paper, fabric, or any absorbent surface. Work in dim light.
Arrange botanicals, objects, or transparent negatives on your coated surface. This is your image.
Place under direct sunlight or UV light. The chemistry reacts where light hits — patience is the developer.
Wash in water. Unexposed chemistry dissolves, revealing your image in deep Prussian blue.
Workshop Formats
Your first cyanotype. Learn the chemistry, coat your paper, expose under the sun, and walk away with finished prints. No experience needed.
Multi-session series. Explore toning, fabric printing, wet cyanotype, and digital negatives. Build a body of work across different substrates.
Team building, birthday gatherings, creative offsites. We bring the chemistry and materials — you bring the people and the curiosity.
What's Included
Pre-mixed sensitizer solution, brushes, mixing tools. All prepared fresh for each session.
Watercolor paper, cotton fabric swatches, and experimental surfaces to print on.
A curated selection of pressed plants, ferns, and objects for composing your prints.
Tea, coffee, and light snacks. Good printing requires good fuel.
Walk away with 3-5 finished cyanotype prints, dried and ready to frame.
Printed formula and instructions so you can continue the practice at home.
About Cyanite
Cyanotype was invented in 1842 by Sir John Herschel. Anna Atkins used it to catalog botanical specimens — creating what many consider the first photobook. We teach this 180-year-old process because it still surprises.
No darkroom. No expensive equipment. Just iron salts, sunlight, and water. The simplicity is the point — it strips image-making back to its essence and lets you focus on seeing, composing, and being patient with light.
Next workshops open for enrollment. All materials included — bring curiosity and something flat.
Limited to 8 participants per session. We'll email you when spots open — no spam.