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Cyanotype Simulation

color, tone & quantization

Typeface · Josefin Slab

Schematic or classical approach — not a trained AI model output.
Schematic or classical approach — not a trained AI model output.Image: NASA / Eileen Collins · scikit-image (public domain)View source ↗

Prompt

Apply a Cyanotype Simulation effect, converting the photograph into rich Prussian blue shadows, blue midtones, and clean paper-white highlights. Create a matte photographic print appearance with subtle paper texture and delicate tonal detail, without technical annotations, gridlines, or drawn blueprint outlines. Keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

Blue and white transform the photo into a blueprint.

Principle

A digital tone curve1 colors the image in a Prussian blue2-like hue.

Try it out

Pay attention to the negative and paper texture.

Classification

Schematic visualization, not neural inference.

Further examples · 8 images

Dreaming-of-cyanotypes - Flickr - rossomoto
02 Dreaming-of-cyanotypes - Flickr - rossomotoA weeping willow and a small boat are depicted in a monochromatic palette. The digital tone curve applies a deep Prussian blue that simulates the characteristic high-contrast white and blue values of a traditional blueprint.rossomoto · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Vistas desde la iglesia de San Pedro, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 01”
03 Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Vistas desde la iglesia de San Pedro, Riga, Letonia, 2012-08-07, DD 01”A cityscape of Riga shows buildings and a bridge over the Daugava River. The monochromatic Prussian blue palette and feathered white edges emulate a classic cyanotype print.Diego Delso (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Tribu Laarim, Kimotong, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-23, DD 52”
04 Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Tribu Laarim, Kimotong, Sudán del Sur, 2024-01-23, DD 52”The portrait of a young child near a thatched dwelling is transformed by blue tones. High-contrast highlights and soft, paper-like borders demonstrate the simulation of the 19th-century process.Diego Delso (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Helenium 'El Dorado'. Opengebarsten bloemknop. 18-07-2021. (d.j.b)”
05 Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Helenium 'El Dorado'. Opengebarsten bloemknop. 18-07-2021. (d.j.b)”A close-up of a Helenium flower bud undergoes a monochromatic shift. Dark areas become deep indigo while light areas retain a textured white, typical of the cyanotype aesthetic.Dominicus Johannes Bergsma (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Colorful floating bungalows in Don Khon, Laos”
06 Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Colorful floating bungalows in Don Khon, Laos”Palm trees and floating bungalows in Laos are rendered in blue and white. The resulting image features the characteristic tonal range and uneven chemical-wash effect at the edges.Basile Morin (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Antwerp Central Station full size”
07 Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Antwerp Central Station full size”The ornate clock and architecture of Antwerp Central Station are shown. The blue color curve and paper texture simulate a blueprint version of the architectural detail.Laurent-Jonathan Meyvaert (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Photographer taking a group photograph of smiling students in front of the Tokyo”
08 Cyanotype Simulation, applied to “Photographer taking a group photograph of smiling students in front of the Tokyo”A group of students being photographed in Tokyo is depicted. The process replaces natural colors with a Prussian blue wash and includes a distinctive white vignette.Basile Morin (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons