The Alternative Print Workshop hosts Bob Cnoops’ Gumoil Workshop from September onwards. The Gumoil process, which renders prints in a large variety of colours, utilises oil pigments  and gum Arabic as a resist to produce

The historical photographic process invented by Henry Fox Talbot in 1834. The print is first salted in a solution of sodium chloride, upon which it is coated with a layer of silver nitrate. Often referred to as the ‘poor man’s platinum print,’

Arndt & Troos developed this beautiful brown process in 1889. The process was mainly used for proofing in the studio, and due to its warm yellow/brown colour it was initially called the ‘Sepia Print’ process.

This practical full-day workshop takes an in-depth look at Sir John Herschel’s traditional Cyanotype process. A range of different paper surfaces is covered as well as advanced printing controls such as contrast, development.

Sir John Herschel (1792 – 1871) discovered this beautiful and simplistic printing process in 1842. Preceded by the Daguerreotype and Calotype processes, it was the 3rd successful and non-silver photographic process invented in 1842.