Cyanotype is an alternative (non-silver) photographic process. It is a traditional printing process that does not use silver gelatin paper and is commonly used in traditional darkroom printing. The Cyanotype, also known as a blueprint, is considered among the easiest of all the historical methods and ideal for beginners to start with and schools to teach. The characteristic of Cyanotypes is the blue colour of the print. In the cyanotype printing process you have to hand coat your paper or other materials with the sensitiser and after drying the sensitised paper is contact printed with printed negatives or objects under the sun or a UV (Ultra Violet) light source. Clearing is carried out in water, no fixing chemicals needed.