Cyanotype Video Quiz

What is the title of the video?

• • Cyanotype Printing Explained

• • Cyanotype Photograms in Practice

• • The Cyanotype – Photographic Processes Series – Chapter 4 of 12

• • Cyanotypes in the 20th Century

Who invented the cyanotype process and approximately when?

• William Fox Talbot, 1852

• • Anna Atkins, 1860

• • Louis Daguerre, 1840

• • Sir John Herschel, 1841–1842

What two main chemicals are used in preparing cyanotype sensitizer?

• Silver nitrate and potassium iodide

• Ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide

• Copper sulfate and sodium chloride

• Ammonium chloride and potassium chromate

What type of light is required to expose the cyanotype paper?

• LED light

• Ultraviolet (UV) light

• Fluorescent light

• Incandescent light

What dramatic colour appears in a fully developed cyanotype print?

• Prussian blue

• Crimson red

• Emerald green

• Sepia brown

What role does water play in the cyanotype process?

• It adds colour to the print

• It helps bleach the paper

• It exposes the paper to UV light

• It washes away unreacted salts and fixes the image

How was cyanotype originally used in the 19th century outside of art?

• To reproduce technical drawings (blueprints)

• To make fabric designs

• For painting walls

• To preserve books

Name one early photographer mentioned who used cyanotype for botanical studies.

• Anna Askey

• Anna Agnew

• Anna Artkins

• Anna Atkins

Explain the chemical reaction that forms the cyanotype image.

• Ferric salts react with silver nitrate to form blue pigment

• UV light turns potassium into cyanide gas

• UV light converts ferric salts to ferrous salts, which form Prussian blue when rinsed

• UV light bleaches the paper and turns it blue

Consider the cyanotype process: what are its advantages and limitations compared to modern digital photography?