Anthotype Printing using Turmeric

[@44142726]

Other printmaking videos: "take 53ml of chromium dihydrodoxozine, mix it with 15ml of chloropikachu and let it rest for 15 minutes before adding exactly 612ml of citric calcitatium chloride" this video: "yeah take some turmeric and add some vodka until its like a gravy, pour it into a fancy glass and POkE. also drill weeEEE"

[@abingl5891]

lol

[@WakeUpAndCraft]

This was so cool! I love how you used the drill to spin! The picture at the end with the leaf in the middle and the rays going out! Incredible! Thank you for sharing! I hope you have a great day!🌞

[@FranOnTheEdge]

I wondered why you where getting rid of that gorgeous yellow with the borax - and then that stunning red appeared! Lovely. And so very simply and clearly explained. Thank you for this.

[@VC_27]

No nonsense, simple and easy to comprehend. Thank you!

[@ali-ls2hi]

slayyy queeen ur saving my art final - loved the commentary and the random singing by the way, added an entertaining aspect to the video !!

[@HoliHealerz]

Thank you so much for a new perspective, simple method and wonderful sound effected demonstration. Beautiful video.

[@DarkAngelofIce]

Doing anthotypes for class and I absolutely love this! Gorgeous!

[@mattramey6809]

Any ideas how long these last? Would they be archival like cyanotype?

[@karenmorado3545]

Depende de dónde lo guardes, ya que si lo pones donde le dé sol se empieza a desvanecer 😢

[@uprootedartist]

Maybe spray a glaze on the top or wax

[@moirathurgood9206]

That was soooo very interesting. I wonder if using old cotton sheeting might work. I might just try it, Thank you very much.

[@merstudio1]

The sound effects were on point.

[@jimhood1202]

Have to try this. We grow turmeric here in Panama so we have everything we need. Great video, thanks.

[@katherinefulwider5468]

Your sound effects are the best!

[@twicen777]

Thank you so much for the fun, informative, brilliantly demonstrated technique. I'll be having a go.

[@paulisaez]

Very interesting. I know turmeric for stomach pain but this is the first time I could see that it work for art. Very good indeed.

[@allisonjames2923]

Love the spun effect & the colour it turns after it’s bath 🛁

[@spectrazone]

Absolutely fantastic! I'll have to give this a try.

[@stephaniequattrini1665]

You cheered me up as I am laying in bed with a very sore back. Plus lovely results are a bonus. Thanks.

[@lihtan]

This is amazing! I'm known for staining the kitchen neon yellow when I cook with turmeric! I happen to have all the ingredients for this, so I'm gonna have to give this a try!

[@h.c.49]

Now you know how to turn the kitchen red!

[@NinjaWieldingLimes]

Thank you so much for doing this lovely, informative video!! I think I'm going to try doing this for end papers in a book I'm binding for a friend.

[@antoniamacias9943]

I can't wait to try this, I have been wanting to do natural anthotype printing for a while. Would I be able to use grow lights to expose my prints? I live in a cloudy place, and we are going into fall

[@HibachiWolfeVtuber]

My favorite part was the drill I am definitively adding that to my photographic toolkit haha.

[@berndhutschenreuther8342]

Very nice pictures. I tried such things with washing soda and it works, too, as you also proposed it.

[@blueperegrine]

Loved this technique. Thank you

[@dougsbir]

great science project for the kids will definitely try it with my boy!

[@JAKDINDA]

It's very beautiful😍!!! I love it so much! You are awesome.

[@lucretiaonutube]

That was brilliant.. Specially when you started singing Bob Marley!! Have to try this... Can you use any standard glossy photo printing paper?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

yes, or try watercolour paper.

[@bixnash1]

I'm going to try on mordanted fabric. Great result. Bx

[@elaine.larkinlanecreations]

Congrats. Nik the Booksmith has linked this video for all of us to watch. THUMBS UP! cool idea!

[@angelamccabe9919]

So, planning to do turmeric and hand sanitizer painting with a class of middle schoolers. This is exactly what I remember darkroom processing being like...boy do I want to try it! This said, I am "stepping in it" by taking what you've done times 27 individual students? Hmmm...deep thoughts on that! For myself, I am *definitely* going to try this; very cool.

[@aptwalker2009]

Marvelous outcome...thanks for sharing this.

[@okthatsprettygood]

Great work Justin.

[@irenegoyette9086]

Great video and I get a kick out of your style!

[@doriskeil-shamieh8852]

Fun stuff, Justin. i will give it a go.

[@mariakern7889]

I love to listen to you. Not only the information you give, also your voice sounds having a lot of fun in life.(sorry my english, I'm not native) Best wishes and thanks for sharing.

[@roguemom]

This is fantastic. I am going to do it not to not for myself but my kids to try.

[@lisapalmese7935]

Gorgeous !!!

[@lindablumer9613]

Love this process, what type of photo paper are you using? Would like to give it a go. Thanks

[@nitsanhozzez2437]

Hello, thank you very much for the beautiful and explanatory video. I would like to know - is it possible to do this also on a normal A4 page of a printer?

[@johnbrewer318]

Great job Justin, hope you’re well, John Brewer.

[@ChristianKlant]

Very nice demonstration! Some sort of watercolor-paper could make is even easier. At least it works well for cyanotypes.

[@jonasktew6857]

I love the energy of this video :)

[@julieduncan4075]

Wow! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for the (amusing) informative tutorial!

[@JaRule6]

I'm going to try this with fabric 🤘

[@rosapillon]

Fantastico , pena que não tem tradução para o Portugues

[@josien635]

Have you also tried this on cloth? Thank you for the very simple explanation and also show it without chit chatting in advance! Also you are very funny. One can also use a salad dryer for make the sun like picture. I love this thank you so much!

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

yes you can try this on cloth - works well but probably not washable...

[@marymogck3321]

Fabulous idea

[@photogjimi4041]

The sound effects really make this video! Thank you so much for the info! Am going to definitely try this! Cheers!

[@doreenwatson-read]

amazing! Nik the Booksmith sent a link to your video, I'm really please she did too

[@DavidMartins1]

Wonderful. Thank you for this.

[@CatherineLB6279]

Brilliant explanation.

[@lisabakke9280]

How durable are Anthotypes compared to say Cyanotype? Can you spray a UV protectant spray on these after they are dry or not?

[@justinquinnell363]

I think you can but they will still fade in UV light,

[@sammyjo3993]

Can't wait to try this! Do you think it would work on old newspaper or textbook paper? Maybe just mist the borax solution instead of submerging the more delicate paper?

[@JustinPinhole]

Everything is worth trying!

[@Talkateeshirts]

Hi, can you use potassium bicarbonate? Thank you.

[@wonderwend1]

I'm here from Nik the Booksmith. You're such fun!

[@justinquinnell363]

Thanks Nik!

[@madeleine4725]

Amazing!!

[@_H_2023]

So can this be painted onto ordinary paper or does it have to be photographic paper that has it's own emulsion?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

Photographic paper not required! Any good drawing quality paper is fine for anthotypes - good luck!

[@gillyb44]

@@RealPhotographyCompany water colour paper is good

[@ktor538]

Brilliant!

[@kimjunejohnson]

*poke*. I love your entertaining tutorial. Thank you.

[@obscuritymaster1880]

Will it work on stone?

[@racheloliveri5568]

Great commentary!

[@KymberleyElizabethBrown]

We've been trying to do this. 2 days in the sun and it hasn't faded much. Theres a slight difference but nothing to write home about. What have we done wrong?

[@JustinPinhole]

Hi Kim,,,hmmmm, a bit odd,,,have you mixed the turmeric in ethyl alcohol? It usually only takes around 10minutes. It may also be good to try it on some rubbish inkjet paper. The good quality inkjet photo paper doesnt work as well. Or try some thin card. Hope this is useful J

[@tequilitita]

hello! i will try this soon, what happens if you don’t do the baking soda wash? I guess it stays orange/yellow? TY FOR THE VID!

[@JustinPinhole]

It stays yellow. New info sheet being published soon, JQ

[@missc2824]

I'm an art teacher and interested to try this with my year 7's in their landscape project in the summer term as would be cheaper than cyanotypes because I can get hold of tumeric much cheaper than cyanotype chemicals and beetroot juice if I wanted to use that, I could get for free due to having an allotment. My question is, is there an alternative to alcohol for making the dye?

[@mingppc590]

91% Isopropyl Alcohol would work.

[@JustinPinhole]

Not really but its fairly harmless and evaporates off the paper in seconds

[@JustinPinhole]

Hi miss C, try hand sanitiser

[@neslihanakkaya2659]

Hey!! this is awesome i like it!! But i want to ask you something. Am I must to use only photography paper? Can I use watercolor paper or fabric? if I use fabric or watercolor paper will it print or not?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

No you don't need photographic paper - use any good quality drawing paper, watercolour paper etc. or you can use fabric. The light sensitive emulsion is made from turmeric coated onto the paper, then it is exposed in sunlight and toned in borax - good luck!

[@jdmosaics]

@@RealPhotographyCompany can I use other plant dye powders like Pomegranate, Madder or Indigo does the Alcohol only react with Turmeric?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

@@jdmosaics no - the plant dyes you mention are light-fast which means they don't react with sunlight the way turmeric does. That makes them better for dying fabric to make permanent colour. For the turmeric anthotypes, alcohol is used as a solvent to dissolve curcumins in the turmeric to create the light sensitive solution you coat onto paper, you can use water but it won't be so sensitive to sunlight and the process will take longer. Hope that helps!

[@paulbishop9896]

Just saw this! Thanks so much for the nod! (Did you see the followup where I did the 8x10 of the Eagle using an inkjet transparency?)

[@wendyanash]

Where might I find the link to the eagle one please? Thank you

[@yesno1550]

You can use baking soda! I can't speak on the durability of the pictures but I can say that baking soda does bring out the colour quite nicely

[@JustinPinhole]

Cool, There are quite a few variables, at one time I was using very old termeric and blamed the soda etc

[@kunstwerkstatt_rhythm_and_arts]

I love this video, it's awesome. I don't understand English very well. So I have two questions: 1. What's in the first liquid after printing? Borax and water? 2. What's in the second liquid? 99% pure alcohol? Greetings Christine

[@justinquinnell363]

Borax substitute ((Sodium sesquicarbonate) and the second is just water.

[@JustinPinhole]

The first liquid to make the image red is 'Borax substitute or sodium secsicarbonate'. the turmeric mix is with alcahol

[@artifiedliving]

Thank you for the video. I followed your instructions and made a successful print. After rinsing I put it in a washing sofa bath and it turned a beautiful red but it went away when dry. Any idea how to keep it red?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

It's the alkalinity of toning in borax or washing soda that makes the print red, so don't wash it too much after the toning bath. You can refresh the red toned effect by re-toning.

[@JustinPinhole]

There are loads of variables including the type of paper which I think affects the final redness of the image when dry.

[@aarushibansal1877]

hi can i use baking soda instead of borax

[@viccze2108]

I will know that too

[@theresedignard4267]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

[@coco805]

Great technique! Is there any way to fix the result so that it doesn't fade in the light?

[@justinquinnell363]

Not really, although photographing it will work. When it does fade you can re tone it (a bit ) in the solution.

[@coco805]

@@justinquinnell363 Maybe framing it behind UV glass might work too.

[@JustinPinhole]

not easily, best to photograph the image and print out

[@kdhovis8665]

@@justinquinnell363 retone with the borax?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

@@kdhovis8665 yes that will work - the image will go darker red / rust colour with the borax

[@dougc3529]

I want to make large cyanotypes. I have a 3x5 glass tabletop that is 3/4 in thick. Will the thickness of the glass affect the process?

[@justinquinnell363]

Not too much as long as it is a bright day

[@JustinPinhole]

Not much

[@gabrieleschneider9126]

Boahhh! Doe's it work with a foto negative as well?

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

yes you can use a negative or an image on acetate - anything that stops light getting to the turmeric emulsion will create an image. Have a go - good luck!

[@JustinPinhole]

Cool idea

[@JekaPinauna]

Wowwwww

[@jaimiegordon2065]

how is the paper sticking to the drill???

[@RealPhotographyCompany]

Gaffer tape!

[@myusualnickwastaken]

Are the anthotypes UV-stable after the borax bath or will they fade over time?

[@justinquinnell363]

They fade after a few weeks in sunlight, fine if you keep them in a book

[@gillyb44]

@@justinquinnell363 you can use Renaissance wax to deepen and preserve

[@JustinPinhole]

They fade in sunlight,,,but dont we all!

[@viccze2108]

Can I do it with Curcumin too?

[@justinquinnell363]

I think so, although I have tried all kinds of spice and most doesnt seem to work!

[@martynforde8463]

what if done on acrylic paper?

[@JustinPinhole]

As long as there is some absorbency it will work

[@juanmare6738]

Nice, I gonna try

[@ЕвгенияПашкова-э7п]

❤❤❤

[@wonderwend1]

Would this work on fabric?

[@JustinPinhole]

Apparently it was how people dyed cloth in india many moons ago!

[@drshawnie]

using the drill is so rad!

[@nika2938]

wow

[@NickJahansinasa]

Would these fade over time since the dye bleaches in sunlight? Im thinking of trying this on clothing, but I’m concerned about the fading

[@JustinPinhole]

It does fade over time but rumour has it this was how people in india used to dye cloth,

[@katiefromcalais3878]

Does this work for fabric?

[@justinquinnell363]

Not so well, being honest I havent experimented enough!

[@torychisholm1179]

What kind of paper?

[@JustinPinhole]

Cheap ink jet computer paper, the stuff photos are printed on , J

[@ludouglas1]

I’m not keen on the kindergarten sound effects but the process was interesting

[@justinquinnell363]

My life is one long kidergarden sound effect! JQ

[@grandisDom]

Wow