Anthotypes are prints made by coating water colour paper with light sensitive dyes extracted from plants. A photogram can be created by placing objects such as flowers or grasses over the coated paper and exposing it to the sun. Alternatively a photographic print can be created by first printing the photograph onto clear acetate or film and placing it over the coated paper. In good sunlight exposures can vary from several hours for spinach to several weeks for pansy and tulip petals or onion skin.
You can see a brief description of how to create an anthotype here.
Bluebells - Dye: Pansy Petals
Aquilegia - Dye: Pansy Petals
Pansy - Dye: Pansy Petals
Scabiosa - Dye: Onion Skins
Seedheads - Dye: Onion Skins
Poppy Photogram - Dye: Spinach Leaves
Grasses Photogram #1 - Dye: Spinach Leaves
Grasses Photogram #2 - Dye: Spinach Leaves
Grasses Photogram #3- Dye: Spinach Leaves
Grass and Poppy Photogram - Dye: Spinach Leaves
Cloisters - Dye: Beetroot
Stone Carving Boxgrove Priory - Dye: Beetroot
