{"id":1057,"date":"2018-11-06T09:13:00","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T09:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/?p=1057"},"modified":"2021-02-16T11:37:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-16T11:37:52","slug":"step-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/step-test","title":{"rendered":"Step test"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1057\" class=\"elementor elementor-1057\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52fd44ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52fd44ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1683c3a4\" data-id=\"1683c3a4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7983901 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7983901\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to do a Step test<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3cbde4ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3cbde4ef\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1ab7db22\" data-id=\"1ab7db22\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41ceed47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41ceed47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>When exposing your cyanotype print one of the most important factors is&nbsp; to establish correct exposure time, whether exposing with the sun or a UV lamp. UV Lamps will give you consistent results and you will only have to do this step test once. With the sun exposure time will change between summer and winter, cloudy and clear skies, morning and afternoon.<\/p>\n<p>We will describe the process using our UV lamp as a light source.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-795abb1d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"795abb1d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a24d401\" data-id=\"6a24d401\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61a29fac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61a29fac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What you need:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6993bb3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6993bb3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36beb6b7\" data-id=\"36beb6b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-604f062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"604f062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>\u00a0Make a test strip by coating a piece of paper with the sensitizer and drying it completely. Even coating is very important for good results.<\/li><li>Decide on your range of minutes. With our exposure lamp with did a step test between 1 and 15 minutes, with every minute being a step. With the sun you might only need 2 or 3 minutes and maybe 30 second intervals.<\/li><li>\u00a0You will have to move a card that blocks the light during exposure, so make sure you tape everything else down on your table. Start with a piece of paper with the minutes marked clearly as guides.<\/li><li>You want to create the same conditions as when you will expose your negatives. Place a blank transparency on top of your test strip and tape it down too.<\/li><li>Then finally a piece of glass to ensure contact between you test strip and transparency, secure this too that it doesn&#8217;t move.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-514bfbcc elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"514bfbcc\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f8fea85\" data-id=\"f8fea85\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d10a6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8d10a6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest1-768x454.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1059\" alt=\"Step test\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest1-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest1-400x237.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7bbe62f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7bbe62f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bfcaa1f\" data-id=\"bfcaa1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0393878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0393878\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Now you are set up let's do the step test:<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5195437 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5195437\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bfa71c\" data-id=\"9bfa71c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac5e76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ac5e76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest2-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1060\" alt=\"Step test 2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest2.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-30633d1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"30633d1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c5a53fe\" data-id=\"c5a53fe\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ee48fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ee48fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>\u00a0Insert you light blocking card under the glass and cover all your steps except the last one, this square with have the longest exposure time.<\/li><li>\u00a0Start your timer and after each minute pull your card one square further.<\/li><li>Once your whole test strip is exposed switch off. Wash it in tap water until the whites have cleared and there is no evidence of yellow in the wash water. Let it dry.<\/li><li>Your cyanotype print will darken as the print dries and oxidizes. Wait until it is dry and you can see the gradiations between the steps clearly. Now it&#8217;s time to evaluate.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b8a4d83 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b8a4d83\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8572845\" data-id=\"8572845\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72471c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"72471c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"513\" src=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest3-768x513.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-1061\" alt=\"Step test result\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest3-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest3-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/steptest3.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7003c1f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7003c1f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e986623\" data-id=\"e986623\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3497ff5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3497ff5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you look at the image above you can see that after step 12 (12 minutes exposure) it doesn&#8217;t get any darker. This is what you are looking for, there is no point to expose your prints longer than this as you have reached the maximum darkness. This will be your exposure time as long as you use the same light source, paper and coating methods.<br \/><br \/>If you are exposing with the sun and it is hard to establish a correct exposure time before hand, watch the dark areas of your print or the borders where the transparency is not covering the paper. The yellow will turn dark green to dark blue and finally dark silver-gray colour. This will give you an indication that your print is exposed.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0fdcc0b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0fdcc0b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72d3654\" data-id=\"72d3654\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f84e48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3f84e48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-01ad989 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"01ad989\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe8d20\" data-id=\"3fe8d20\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b46ecc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b46ecc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Related Tutorials<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dd17bb7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dd17bb7\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f64fc4e\" data-id=\"f64fc4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7fb359 elementor-grid-eael-col-4 elementor-grid-tablet-eael-col-2 elementor-grid-mobile-eael-col-1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-eael-post-grid\" data-id=\"e7fb359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;eael_post_grid_columns&quot;:&quot;eael-col-4&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;eael-col-2&quot;,&quot;eael_post_grid_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;eael-col-1&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"eael-post-grid.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div id=\"eael-post-grid-e7fb359\" class=\"eael-post-grid-container\">\n            <div class=\"eael-post-grid eael-post-appender eael-post-appender-e7fb359 eael-post-grid-style-default\" data-layout-mode=\"masonry\"><article class=\"eael-grid-post eael-post-grid-column\" data-id=\"3275\">\n        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder\">\n            <div class=\"eael-grid-post-holder-inner\"><div class=\"eael-entry-media\"><div class=\"eael-entry-overlay fade-in\"><i class=\"fas fa-long-arrow-alt-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/cyanotype-exposure-time-calculator\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-thumbnail \">\n                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/cyanotype-exposure-time.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-5704\" alt=\"exposure time guide\" \/>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div><div class=\"eael-entry-wrapper\"><header class=\"eael-entry-header\"><h2 class=\"eael-entry-title\"><a\n                        class=\"eael-grid-post-link\"\n                        href=\"https:\/\/cyanotype.co.uk\/cyanotype-exposure-time-calculator\"\n                        title=\"Cyanotype Exposure Time Today\">Cyanotype Exposure Time Today<\/a><\/h2><\/header><div class=\"eael-entry-content\">\n                        <div class=\"eael-grid-post-excerpt\"><p>Use this tool for estimated times for exposing cyanotypes in the sun<\/p><a\n                            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