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- In this video, I demonstrate how to make Anthotype prints at home using plants, alcohol and sunlight. I used foraged wild spinach with tips from Doctor Forager / Hannah Scott, based in Kent. / doctor-forager-1023599...
You can find out more about anthotypes here:
Written tutorial by Malin Fabbri
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Hortus Lucis Blog by Nettie Edwards (Queen of Anthotypes): hortuslucis.wo...
Anthotype Video by Nettie Edwards (Queen of Anthotypes), commissioned by the London Alternative Photography Collective and the Heritage Lottery Fund:
www.londonaltph...
Anthotype Time Lapse video by The Darkroom at Beach Creative:
• How to create an antho...
You can use a transparency, if you print a monochrome positive image onto acetate.
These prints will fade with time, which is an aspect of the anthotype process that I admire. However, you can use UV resistant spray and/or frame them behind UV protective glass to slow down their fading.
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Cool!
Yay Luna! This was such a good video! I can’t wait to see what you do next Melanie!
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Great, he's my partner. :)
okay Im not the only one
Same here!
Mel you are spot on to telling the photographic process, well worth your upcoming Phd, Sam talked about you in a recent video. You as a professor or lecturer , I would listen in class everyday .
Ah that is very kind!
So glad I found your channel! Lovely and unique content. :)
Thank you!
Love the result. I’d love to hang that up in my living room. Your videos are really interesting. Thanks! Instant sub
Thanks a lot!
I never knew you could do this.
Thanks for the video!
Great video! Probably a silly question but should the paper be fully dry before putting the plant on it with the glass on top?
Yes that is right - best to wait until the paper is fully dry.
so cool!
You can fix the image whit borax or if you want something more household you can use sodium bicarbonate but in any case the image will turn brown, i have made anthotypes with curcuma (tumernic)
Thank you.
Hey! Are those print stable? Is there any way to fix/preserve the image so it doesn’t get ruined by the sunlight after its done?
Yes you can use a UV spray to stop them being sensitive to light . Or you can frame them behind UV glass. I like them because they are light sensitive and ephemeral so just leave them in a dark place and/ or let them fade
@@MelanieKing Is there a UV spray you would recommend for this use? Thank You!
p.s. loving these informative videos and processes!
@@j.ehailey5402 Hello. I'm afraid I haven't tried any!
Didn't know this was possible, very cool video!
And mashed spinach with alcohol, wonder how that tastes....
I can imagine that it is quite tasty.. if you like the two ingredients that is. We had some of the left over wild spinach in a stir fry and it was quite nice.
I know that it spoils the fun - and makes it harder to justify vodka - but you can buy isopropyl alcohol from any hardware shop. MUCH more affordable
You can also float the paper on top of the emulsion if you have enough volume
Yeah but I didn’t have that in the house. I had alcohol 😂 more affordable if I already had it.
can rubbing alcohol also be used??
My Google research says yes!
The liquid that you extract from plants for anthotypes - how long does it last? Can you put it in the fridge and save it for later or do you have to brush it onto your paper right away?
You should put it on the paper as it keeps for quite a long time that way (my spinach paper has lasted for up to a year). Putting the mixture in the fridge will stop the mixture from working, in my experience.
So good! Actually I've been interested in Anthotypes for a long while but haven't been brave enough because the guides I found left me just second guessing myself. I'll give it a shot this summer, thanks! :) btw, I'm dabbling with cyanotypes again and been trying to make something with a drawing on ordinary printer/copy machine paper. I got decent results from receipt photos and a plant but the one with the drawing ended up almost totally blank after washing. how much more time do you reckon it needs?
Do you mean that you are using non-transparent sheets of paper to make a shadow? :)
@@MelanieKing yes, precisely. I'm positive I read/saw someone make that work.
@@MelanieKing oh, heard from a friend now that normal paper needs to be vaxed to let more light through. and lots of uv light 😁
@@theclovercross yes or you can use vegetable/olive oil!
@@MelanieKing that's even better! thanks ┏(＾0＾)┛
Would this work on fabric too?
Yes it would!
Do you have to fix them? Do they fade?
I answered this below. :) Here is my answer :
Yes you can use a UV spray to stop them being sensitive to light . Or you can frame them behind UV glass. I like them because they are light sensitive and ephemeral so just leave them in a dark place and/ or let them fade
Can you use something else than spinach?
Yes you can use lots of different plants! Any idea of what you'd like to use?
Hi. Is your contact print frame made of glass, or plexiglass? Does it have to be a certain type and thickness?
It's just a standard glass picture frame, and there isn't a specific thickness. Glass is best as it is heavy and therefore squashes down any transparency or plant you put into it. :)
@@MelanieKing Thank you. During the exposure, does it matter if the glass absorbs UV, or not? Thanks!
@@scottk1585 If there is UV protection on the glass it may make the exposure slightly slower :)
@@MelanieKing Thank you!
Good job sis I dig your channel. I'm trying different kinds of light sensitive ways to do photography also, I have even on my channel an in camera cyanotype tutorial. iIlfors photo also was kind enough to invite me to write an article on my infrared film process. You have some subjects on your channel I haven't tried though so I'll check your other vids out. Respect
Thank you very much! I'd love to read your article, do you have a link?
@@MelanieKing sure, this is the infrared film tutorial I produced and when I showed it to ilford they appreciated it very much and invited me to write this article. the link is in the description of the video as well.
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Nice work. I'm preparing to make some antitypes with beetroot juice. Hopefully you might make some photographs i n the future? best wishes. :-)
Oh awesome! Have you made Beetroot anthotypes before? I have heard the exposure time is around 2-3 weeks for beetroot.
@@MelanieKing No/ Ice specialised in salt prints and cyanotypes, and gum bichromated on occasion. Ill prepare te pigment tomorrow and strat exposing on Tuesday. Hopefully we'll have a sunny week-I'm in Australia and we have strong sunlight-unhealthy really. But great for alternative photography. :-)
@@TERRYBIGGENDEN Fab! Lots of experience in alternative photography then :)
@@MelanieKing Yes. I've been doing salt prints lately. I was just having a look at one from 7 years ago-I can't believe it; It's toned with gold and I tend to do that now. It's a Russian lady in a sleek goth outfit in ann old laundry at the back of an abandoned pub. one of my favourites. :-)
welp I want to make a photo film out of this now