cyanotype

Meanings

• noun

  A photographic printing process that uses a cyan-colored solution to produce an image. The process was popular in the 19th century and was used to produce blueprints and architectural plans.

  - "The cyanotype process was used to create detailed blueprints of the Eiffel Tower."
  - "Cyanotype was a common method for producing architectural plans before the invention of modern drafting tools."

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Variants

List of all variants of cyanotype that leads to same result
cenotaph , cenotaphs

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Etymology

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Cyanotype comes from the Greek words 'kyanos' meaning blue and 'typos' meaning impression or print.

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Trivia

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1. Anna Atkins, who is known for creating some of the earliest photographically illustrated books using the cyanotype process, was also an accomplished botanist and illustrated her books with cyanotype images of various seaweeds and algae.

2. The cyanotype process was used to create some of the earliest aerial photographs, which were taken by capturing the reflection of the landscape in a mirror and projecting the image onto a cyanotype-coated sheet of paper.

3. Cyanotype was also used as a method for creating decorative art, with artists using the process to create intricate patterns and designs using various objects as masks.

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Related Concepts

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1. Blueprint: A detailed plan or drawing, often to scale, that shows the layout and design of a building or other structure. Blueprints were commonly produced using the cyanotype process.

2. Photography: The art, science, and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film.

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Culture

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Cyanotype was a popular photographic process in the late 1800s and early 1900s. It was used extensively by artists and scientists, including Anna Atkins, who created some of the earliest known photographically illustrated books using the cyanotype process.

How to Memorize "cyanotype"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize cyanotype, visualize a blueprint being created using a cyan-colored solution.
   - Imagine the process of exposing a sheet of paper to sunlight or ultraviolet light and then developing it in a cyan-colored solution to produce a detailed blue image.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word cyanotype with the color blue and the process of making a print.
   - Think of cyanotype as a type of blueprint or a process for creating blue images.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Cyan-Blue-Print' to remember the meaning of cyanotype.
   - Create a mental image of a cyan-colored solution being used to create a detailed print.

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