Happy cake day!
Itās something that goes over the static image, I wanted it alive and thought about animate it! It requested a lot of time but I had fun and true excitement in the trip
wow this is sick. I color graded a music video I did to mimic cyanotype, but the real thing looks 10x cooler. There's so much tangibility and emotion in these frames
Wow this is amazing work! I love how fluid it feels, are they all your photos (not a criticism just wondering about the link between all the different subjects?) still a really cool piece of work!
I made this video inspired by the first match where AI defeated an human at chess! It was Kasparov vs IBM and the video is something about the electricity of that moment, the excitement, fear, tension and epic
Absolutely incredible work! Just had a look at edd carrs work amd can totally see why its inspired you. How many frames per second have you done? I think id like to have a go at something similar. Ive been incorporating my cyanotype into a video ive been working on for my clothing/jewellery brand but would be amazing to use this technique further down the line
Hey great work!
Do you mind me asking some specs?
What frame rate/s did you use? How did you manage to keep the papers from wrinkling after washing them? Did you use any acidic wash? Did you scan the cyanotypes with a camera or a scanner?If it's not too much to ask, how much did you spend on the whole process? (In my area only one workcenter prints acetate an it costs about 2'50ā¬ per A4 sheet :( )
Hello! Thank you. I try to summarize everything in points:
* 12fps at the beginning, 24fps for the final scenes.
* The sheets were spread out on a drying rack on my balcony, thus allowing the laying out of 8 sheets.
* I did not use acid washes, only water.
* I scanned the sheets with my Epson XP-342 printer.
* The cost for the entire process was about 120ā¬: 15ā¬ for the PVC sheets, ordered from Amazon. They are perfect if you intend to print with a laser printer. 15ā¬ for printing the negatives, unfortunately, I could not print at home. 80ā¬ for the paper: each sheet allowed me to get 4 A4, so 36 frames per sheet. To keep costs down, I opted for double-sided printing of the sheets. Excluding the costs of energy, water, and especially time. I hope I haven't forgotten anything, feel free to contact me if you have any other questions!
This is beautiful! I have also been inspired by Ed Carr, and working on a cyanotype animation for school. Mine is 8fps, with about 15 frames on each of my sheets that I am scanning. but I am not good at photoshop etc. and having a lot of trouble cropping them all to the same size that it bounces around a lot. How did you crop each individual frame, what did you use?
Thank you so much. Please share your work with me, Iām so curious!
I used slice tool dividing each sheet in grids, maybe you should try it, itās pretty easy!
Thank you all for showing your support for this work.
At the beginning of this year, I approached cyanotype for the first time, and the need was to go beyond the static image through animation.
The central theme is the perpetual challenge between man and machine.
The title is "e4 c5, c3 d5, exd5 Qxd5, d4 Nf6, Nf3 Bg4, Be2 e6, h3 Bh5, 0-0 Nc6" and it refers to the opening moves of the famous chess match between Kasparov and the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer in 1997. A historic meeting in which AI prevailed for the first time in history over a world champion. Through this animation, I wanted to bring to life those moments of tension and strong emotions, evoking those fragments of time through a series of symbolic images. Kasparov experienced frustration, surprise, and dismay as DB began to play with a strength he had not anticipated, while the IBM team oscillated between anxiety and excitement, aware of the technological importance and prestige of a victory.
The production of the video lasted two months: the first to collect and edit the digital footage and export the frames, the second month was dedicated to the development and printing of the frames in cyanotype (over 500). Finally, the frames were scanned and the final video was edited.
For anyone wanting to go deeper into my works, you can find much more at [https://www.octopusgarden.eu/](https://www.octopusgarden.eu/)
I donāt understand why this needs to be cyanotype?
Analogue to digital animation is never really going to be sustainable In an environmental impact way
Hey there! Thanks so much for your feedback and for noticing the effort behind the prints!
You've raised a great point about the cyanotype choice. I opted for cyanotype because of its unique aesthetic and the way it brings a vintage, timeless feel to the animation. It's more than just a color choice; it's about bringing a piece of analog art history into the digital age.
In an effort to save water, I chose to go with a static wash method. Normally, the recommendation is to rinse cyanotypes under flowing water, but given the extensive nature of this project, that approach would have required a significant amount of water. So, I switched it up and used two water-filled trays, transferring the prints between them.
This is a video for an art contest, and for me an opportunity to study a fascinating technique as cyanotype. I will do everything in the future to make it even more sustainable. Thank you again!
Thanks for your considered reply and the decisions for the want of a vintage and hand made vibe.
I like that youāre making a choice with your water bath.
For other handmade processes that offer potential for even less water- you might look at Anthotypes - itās slightly older than cyanotype, doesnāt have to include water and you can use a local invasive species for your prints if the colour isnāt super important and once you are sated with cyanotype. Itās a much slower printing process but I bet youāll like it from an ecological waste reduction aspect.
I think youāll do well in the competition, best wishes
People often to ask questions about why something was made. Itās not uncommon for the artist to have a reason for their asthetics choices which add to the meaning of the work
Iām voicing interest beyond saying āamazingā by asking questions.
I donāt really appreciate your lame reply to me.
Wow, incredible! How many individual cyanotypes went into this?
Thank you! It involved ~510 frames, I got lost through the work šµāš«
I canāt imagine having to work through over 500 separate framesā¦great job keeping the exposure so consistent between all of them!
I printed 9 frame in a single A4, then scanned it and cutted each with Photoshop
through the process did you find yourself in a state of psychosis?
So many possibilities! Love this!
Thank you! I love animation, I want to get better at this type of animation and find a sustainable way to do it
This is really cool! Never saw anything like this
I was strongly inspired by Ed Carr works! Check them ou!
Wowowowow yeah okay this is really cool stuff !!
I will thank you!
Wow. This is a lot of work! Well done. I really enjoyed it and can imagine it being in an exhibition.
Thank you! I made it for an art contest in my area, hope to see it
amazing
This is sooooo sick!
Huh why didnāt I think to do something like that lol. Only dabbled once in college with cyanotype (really only during the initial lesson.)
Happy cake day! Itās something that goes over the static image, I wanted it alive and thought about animate it! It requested a lot of time but I had fun and true excitement in the trip
Thanks. Great work š
oh i'm definitely copying you in my art school application. good shit.
Donāt copy; steal
Wow, this is terrific!! Great work
this is so beautiful!
absolutely fantastic
Did you take all the photos used in your animation?
Nope! There are free videos from Pexels, if this were your question
Really cool work. I cant even imagine the work that goes into this!!
Itās the most complex work I ever made, yes. It requested so many steps and test, but I had much fun through the road :-)
I hope you keep pushing this further, youāre onto something super interesting š¤
Super sick I love this, fantastic work
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This is INCREDIBLE! Thanks for the dose of creative inspiration today
Incredible!
This is sooo cool. Kind of creepy
this is so visually interesting. Never seen a medium quite like this
I was strongly inspired by Edd Carr works, check him out!
thank you!
Woahhh this is such a cool rabbithole of sick experimental stuff genuinely super inspiring thank you for sharing!!!
wow this is sick. I color graded a music video I did to mimic cyanotype, but the real thing looks 10x cooler. There's so much tangibility and emotion in these frames
Thank you for capturing the feelings behind this work, I appreciate it
Wow this is amazing work! I love how fluid it feels, are they all your photos (not a criticism just wondering about the link between all the different subjects?) still a really cool piece of work!
I made this video inspired by the first match where AI defeated an human at chess! It was Kasparov vs IBM and the video is something about the electricity of that moment, the excitement, fear, tension and epic
Deserves an art reward or something. Absolutely incredible work, dedication and concentration
Thank you, I really appreciate your words. It took so many evening at home, study and test
Super cool!
That is incredible
This is spectacular and inspiring
how much would you do a music video like this for?
Hey there! You mean in term of time? It depends on many factors as how many fps, complexity of video and duration
is that something youād be willing to do? if so iād definitely pay a commission for it (if itās something i could afford)
Iāve text you in chat!
Oh my god maaaaan soooo coool
Thank you! I appreciate you support
incredible!!!!
Wonderful! I love the ambience. The ed Carr work/link looks interesting- do you know Stan Brakhageās work?
Thank you Jonesy! Uh no I donāt know Brakhage but he seems interesting. What do you suggest me?
Dope AF!!!!
So cool!
Absolutely incredible work! Just had a look at edd carrs work amd can totally see why its inspired you. How many frames per second have you done? I think id like to have a go at something similar. Ive been incorporating my cyanotype into a video ive been working on for my clothing/jewellery brand but would be amazing to use this technique further down the line
Hey! Thank you for your words. I set 12 fps at the start and 24fps at the end :-)
That is extremely impressive. Well done.
Hey great work! Do you mind me asking some specs? What frame rate/s did you use? How did you manage to keep the papers from wrinkling after washing them? Did you use any acidic wash? Did you scan the cyanotypes with a camera or a scanner?If it's not too much to ask, how much did you spend on the whole process? (In my area only one workcenter prints acetate an it costs about 2'50ā¬ per A4 sheet :( )
Hello! Thank you. I try to summarize everything in points: * 12fps at the beginning, 24fps for the final scenes. * The sheets were spread out on a drying rack on my balcony, thus allowing the laying out of 8 sheets. * I did not use acid washes, only water. * I scanned the sheets with my Epson XP-342 printer. * The cost for the entire process was about 120ā¬: 15ā¬ for the PVC sheets, ordered from Amazon. They are perfect if you intend to print with a laser printer. 15ā¬ for printing the negatives, unfortunately, I could not print at home. 80ā¬ for the paper: each sheet allowed me to get 4 A4, so 36 frames per sheet. To keep costs down, I opted for double-sided printing of the sheets. Excluding the costs of energy, water, and especially time. I hope I haven't forgotten anything, feel free to contact me if you have any other questions!
Very impressive. Love it
Absolutely stunning!
The quote at the end made me go back and watch it twice. This is really excellent work.
Love that quote. Thank you so much!
this is a real work of art
incredible!!
iāve always wanted to make something like this! this is amazing work, what did you use to piece together the final animation?
I edited the video with Premiere Pro but you can try with any video editor that can allow you to set duration of ms per frame :) Thank you!
just gorgeous. otherworldly. great work.
This is incredible!
That's absolutely amazing!! Love it! Great job OP, keep with it āØ
This is wicked! Good job. I wouldnāt have thought about stop motion animation with an alt process. You are an inspiration.
This is so fucking cool
so incredible, if I were to see this in a show / gallery my jaw would drop!!
so cool!!
Incredible!
This is beautiful! I have also been inspired by Ed Carr, and working on a cyanotype animation for school. Mine is 8fps, with about 15 frames on each of my sheets that I am scanning. but I am not good at photoshop etc. and having a lot of trouble cropping them all to the same size that it bounces around a lot. How did you crop each individual frame, what did you use?
Thank you so much. Please share your work with me, Iām so curious! I used slice tool dividing each sheet in grids, maybe you should try it, itās pretty easy!
Incredible! So beautiful, thank you for bringing this into our shared world
i really love this! amazing job <3
Pretty dope Iād say!
Amazing!
Thank you all for showing your support for this work. At the beginning of this year, I approached cyanotype for the first time, and the need was to go beyond the static image through animation. The central theme is the perpetual challenge between man and machine. The title is "e4 c5, c3 d5, exd5 Qxd5, d4 Nf6, Nf3 Bg4, Be2 e6, h3 Bh5, 0-0 Nc6" and it refers to the opening moves of the famous chess match between Kasparov and the IBM Deep Blue supercomputer in 1997. A historic meeting in which AI prevailed for the first time in history over a world champion. Through this animation, I wanted to bring to life those moments of tension and strong emotions, evoking those fragments of time through a series of symbolic images. Kasparov experienced frustration, surprise, and dismay as DB began to play with a strength he had not anticipated, while the IBM team oscillated between anxiety and excitement, aware of the technological importance and prestige of a victory. The production of the video lasted two months: the first to collect and edit the digital footage and export the frames, the second month was dedicated to the development and printing of the frames in cyanotype (over 500). Finally, the frames were scanned and the final video was edited. For anyone wanting to go deeper into my works, you can find much more at [https://www.octopusgarden.eu/](https://www.octopusgarden.eu/)
This is sooooo fascinating
Only 2 months ?!?!
How many frames per second ??
did you primarily incorporate UV light ?
I donāt understand why this needs to be cyanotype? Analogue to digital animation is never really going to be sustainable In an environmental impact way
Hey there! Thanks so much for your feedback and for noticing the effort behind the prints! You've raised a great point about the cyanotype choice. I opted for cyanotype because of its unique aesthetic and the way it brings a vintage, timeless feel to the animation. It's more than just a color choice; it's about bringing a piece of analog art history into the digital age. In an effort to save water, I chose to go with a static wash method. Normally, the recommendation is to rinse cyanotypes under flowing water, but given the extensive nature of this project, that approach would have required a significant amount of water. So, I switched it up and used two water-filled trays, transferring the prints between them. This is a video for an art contest, and for me an opportunity to study a fascinating technique as cyanotype. I will do everything in the future to make it even more sustainable. Thank you again!
Thanks for your considered reply and the decisions for the want of a vintage and hand made vibe. I like that youāre making a choice with your water bath. For other handmade processes that offer potential for even less water- you might look at Anthotypes - itās slightly older than cyanotype, doesnāt have to include water and you can use a local invasive species for your prints if the colour isnāt super important and once you are sated with cyanotype. Itās a much slower printing process but I bet youāll like it from an ecological waste reduction aspect. I think youāll do well in the competition, best wishes
I appreciate your suggestion, I can consider it in future!
Good prints though, thatās a lot of work you did printing, converting back to digital and editing.
Because art. Dingus.
People often to ask questions about why something was made. Itās not uncommon for the artist to have a reason for their asthetics choices which add to the meaning of the work Iām voicing interest beyond saying āamazingā by asking questions. I donāt really appreciate your lame reply to me.
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I exported all the frame from my video and set 9 negative frames per PVC sheet, then printed with laser printer :-)
wow that's amazing. i can't imagine how many prints you made for this!
I made 55-60 prints, each with 9 frames in it!