Cyanotype, a monochrome colour palette of 5 swatches
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Cyanotype

Plans, sun prints and botanical studies where a single blue is asked to do the entire drawing.

CategoryMonochrome
Colours5, one ink, one paper, one accent
Ink on paper14.52:1, AAA
AccentTannin Stain, 4.22:1 on paper
Temperaturecool
Colour visionstays separable, red and green
LicenceFree for commercial use

The 5 colours

Deep Exposure is the ink and Rag Paper is the paper, which is the pair every measurement on this page is taken between. Tannin Stain is the accent, so it is the one that should appear least.

  1. Deep Exposure#0d2233 Ink
  2. Prussian Dip#16466b Base
  3. Sun Wash#7099c2 Base
  4. Rag Paper#eff3f3 Paper
  5. Tannin Stain#a8622c Accent

#0d2233 #16466b #7099c2 #eff3f3 #a8622c

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