Beginner’s Guide to Cyanotype

Introduction

What is cyanotype?

Tools and materials

Basic Technique

PROJECTS
Atkins-style Greetings Card, Travel Journal, Topiary Garden Pop-up Card, Trompe L’oeil Purse, ‘Picnic in the Woods’ Cutlery Roll, ‘Patchwork’ Tote Bag, Fabric Night Lights, Portraits and Pictures, ‘Hag Stone’ Jewellery

‘Toil and trouble...’: when things go wrong

Last word

Templates

Appendix

Index

Thanks

About Kim Tillyer

Born into an artistic family, Kim was always encouraged to paint and draw creatively. Although as a teenager she went to Harrogate Art College in the UK for her Foundation year, it wasn’t until Kim was in her late 30s that she began studying for a degree in Textiles and Surface Design at what was Cleveland College of Art and Design (now The Northern School). She graduated with first class honours at the age of 40. Kim rediscovered cyanotype a process introduced to her as a child via an old pack of Sun Print paper someone had given her children, while developing artwork for her degree; from there her blue-and-white adventures began.

Kim regularly participates in trade shows, exhibits at art fairs and galleries, and teaches workshops. She has illustrated several poetry and children’s books, and her work has also featured in two regional magazines, Cumbria Life and Cumbria Magazine. In 2020, Kim appeared on BBC Countryfile as part of Wordsworth’s 200th birthday celebration.

Kim is based in a studio near Keswick in the Lake District, UK.

For more information visit:
her website: witchmountain.co.uk
her Instagram and Facebook pages via @witchmountain

Customer Review

This is a lovely well-presented book and is a great introduction to cyanotype for the beginner as well as those with some experience.

I discovered cyanotype through having a taster session during a local arts trail and was interested in finding out more about the process.

In this book Kim Tillyer gives a very interesting explanation of the history of cyanotype as well as a great introduction to the tools and materials required and how to use them.

There is a section of different projects that you can try from the straightforward to the more advanced. All are explained thoroughly with plenty of photographs. There is a useful troubleshooting section along with templates, suggestions for further reading and a list of suppliers for materials.

I have a few Search Press books and they all give a clear explanation of the subject and instructions in an easy to follow format with plenty of photographs and illustrations.

This book shows how you can create beautiful blue projects at home in an easy to follow format.

Customer Review

What a breath of fresh air! A beautifully illustrated, informative, without a hint of being an old fashioned text book, guide to cyanotype. Everything you need to get started is easily accessible and affordable, you dont need a workroom full of equipment and expensive machines. The projects are well explained and in no time youll be creating beautiful things. There are some templates at the back of the book, but you can use almost anything to create a design. The author has also included a troubleshooting page. Im looking forward to this printing journey, there are so many ideas in my head!