Cyanotypes

by | Oct 26, 2026 | design, illustration, photography

Cyanotype of Luke Skywalker's X-34 landspeeder docked on Batuu in Disney's Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios in The Walt Disney World Resort.

Evolving and iterating the process and toolset that we use to create our Cyanotypes as well as refining core imagery that works well with this process.

Vintage Camaro cyanotype, showing the hood and part of the grill with the headlight peaking out from underneath the slope of the hood. The hood has a wide white stripe bordered on both sides with a thin stripe.

Looking at the process, it works exceedingly well with natural subjects but we wanted to see how it might handle some harder designs, like automative subjects. 

Cyanotype of the closeup blossom from a rose.

As we work through the process we are also working through our toolset on what chemistry, substrate, and exposure times are most appropriate. Much like traditional photography, there is much experimenting with the subject – with one welcoming caveat – you can do all your exposures with the lights on as it is the UV light that triggers the emulsion. 

Cyanotype of the A-Wing, docked on Batuu in Disney's Star Wars Galaxy's Edge at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

As we get closer to our own standards we will continue to share these experiments and ultimately, we can share the details on our Cyanotype work. 

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