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New version of TuChong - "Classic Cyanotype Filter"
Updated to the latest version 5.15.8 TuChong App, click the "+" sign
to create your own blue
Pantone The annual fashion colors released every year have caused various industries to launch popular color items in the following year.
2020 - classic blue , let designers start preparing blue portfolios, make fashion bloggers fall in love with blue matching, let home bloggers start thinking about repainting the walls, and let everyone discover with their heart Experience the color blue in your daily life.
The blue that photographers can see...
They can also create a world with only blue - cyanotype.
▲ Tuchong 10th Anniversary Concept Short Film: "Why We Photograph" It starts with a cyanotype of a plant and explores the details created by more than ten photographers
178 years ago, the cyanotype was invented by a British man Invention of
In 1842, just three years after Daguerre announced the daguerreotype, the British scientist and astronomer Sir John Herschel invented a new printing method in the photography industry - the ferricyanate printing method, commonly known as blue. Drying method. Unlike most printing processes of the 19th and 20th centuries, this non-silver process produced unusual blue-white images.
A botanist became the first female photographer because of the use of cyanotype.
At the beginning of the invention of cyanotype, British female botanist Anna Atkins used cyanotype to record a series of plant sample pictures. This series later became a landmark work in the development of cyanotype, and Anna Atkins is considered the first female photographer.
▲ Anna Atkins, "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions"
Cyanotypes were popular because of their low price
This printing method that produced a blue image was very popular at the time. Not only are the resulting prints very stable and long-lasting, but the solutions used in cyanotypes are cheap and easy to obtain.
No need for troublesome chemicals, use black tea and coffee to dye it
Later, people were not satisfied with the blue image of the same tone, and began to look for some chemicals to change the original blue tone. Professional photographers usually use hydrogen peroxide to deepen the contrast of cyanotype photos, use dilute ammonia to rinse the cyanotype to make it lighter in blue, and also use some acids to change the blue tone to make it close to black. Dark blue or a color blended with brown. And some home-made masters who are creative and don't want to bother can simply brew coffee and black tea at home to color the cyanotype.
▲ Michell Smedegaard, cyanotype stained with soda water and instant coffee.
Usually, a handmade cyanotype work needs to be exposed to the sun for tens of minutes to several hours, and then rinsed and dried before it can be perfectly developed.
178 years later, Tuchong APP has developed a classical cyanotype filter, which can complete a realistic cyanotype image in two clicks, and even gives you several blue tones to choose from!
classical cyanotype filter
classical cyanotype includes 5 cyanotype color changes color adjustment - the most original cyanotype color, different dyeing effects and rinse and fade effects.
In addition, there are 6 different material borders with . With one click, you can experience the effect of cyanotype on different papers and fabrics.
Of course, there is also a borderless option, allowing you to freely unleash your creativity and effortlessly create blue masterpieces that capture the pulse of fashion.
Choose the combination you like, and you will have the simple texture of the 19th century immediately!
Tu Chong’s good friend - lifestyle blogger @Hanshiyang also published her advanced cyanotype tutorial. Who would have thought that these high-quality pictures were just taken casually in a corner of her home.
▲ The above pictures and coloring are from @汉世阳
▲ The above pictures and coloring are from @汉世阳
In order to make everyone's pictures look better, we also carefully designed the sharing card to frame your cyanotype works. Bring it quickly and share this 19th-century trend with the world in 2020, when blue is popular. !
Download the Tu Chong app to use the most in-filters of 2020.
ps: Again, be sure to update the Tuchong App to the latest version 5.15.8 before use.
If you still don’t know where to play cyanotype?
Download Tu Chong App, click the red “+” sign below Tu Chong App to start your cyanotype creation!
Where is the best place to go for cyanotype?
You can use Moments, Xiaohongshu, or Douban. Come to Weibo and post a topic #2020不了你的blue# #Classical Cyanotype Filter# Post pictures and you’ll have a chance to get gifts
