Beyond Paper: Cyanotype on Fabric & Wood
Beyond paper.
Cyanotype on Fabric & Wood
(CreativeIngrid Style)
Paint with the sun — this time, on fabric and wood. Go beyond the page with cotton, silk, MDF, lime and birch, and build layered mixed-media pieces you can hang.
✦ Available with optional subtitles in English, Spanish, French & Italian
Filmed in the studio
Same sun.
New surfaces.
My first cyanotype class explored paper. In Beyond Paper, we go further: cotton and silk fabric, and wood — MDF, lime, and birch — building pieces that go past the page and onto your wall.
We mount fabric onto wood, embellish with gold and acrylic, and layer watercolor and mixed media over our prints, turning a simple cyanotype into a finished, framable piece.
No darkroom. No special equipment. Just fabric, wood, paint, and sunshine.
Everything you need,
step by step.
- The fabrics I use — cotton & silk — and how to choose between cyanotype and SolarFast
- How to prepare fabric and wood panels for printing
- 6 projects, from a fabric-and-wood mandala to a mixed-media wood panel
- Mounting fabric onto wood, and embellishing with gold and acrylic
- The wood types I use — MDF, lime & birch — plus an honest look at experiments that didn't go as planned
- Layering watercolor, acrylic and gold paint over your prints
- Full supply list with suggestions for USA, UK & Europe
- Bonus: free articles from my blog on masking fluid and SolarFast on fabric
Six projects, from fabric to wood.
Each project builds on the last — from your first fabric print to a fully layered mixed media piece on wood.
Botanical Mandala on Fabric & Wood
Prepare your fabric and wood panel, print a botanical mandala on cotton with dried plants, then mount the fabric onto wood and embellish with gold. Your first complete fabric-to-wood piece.
Printing on Fabric with Acetate
Create an acetate from a photo, print it on cotton with dried flowers, then mount onto wood. We use mediums for effects and finish with acrylic embellishments — five techniques in one project.
Printing on Silk
Print on silk with acetate and mount it onto wood. Silk behaves differently to cotton, and this project shows you how to work with it from start to finish.
Moon & Tree on MDF
Print a moon and tree on MDF with acetate, then finish with mixed media layers — texture, color, and the techniques I use again and again on my large panels.
Feather on Lime Wood
A simple feather print on soft, easy-to-carve lime wood, finished with gold and mixed media details — a piece built to stand on its own.
Fern & Frame on Birch Wood
Print a dry fern on birch wood with watercolor pencil details, then — because it's not over until it's over — extend the artwork onto the frame itself for a piece that's ready to hang.
A little more, included with your class.
Beyond the six projects, you'll find these extras waiting for you inside.
Learning Through Experimentation
Before we move on to the wood projects, I walk you through my own experiments that didn't go as planned, and what I learned from them — an honest, behind-the-scenes look at a working artist's process.
Tips for Painting with Masking Fluid & Watercolour
Masking fluid shows up again in this class, in the fern and frame project. This free article on my blog goes deeper into how I use it, why it works so well in layered pieces, and what to watch out for.
Read the article →Create a Botanical Blue Dress with Solarfast
Since this class works on fabric, you may be curious about SolarFast too — a sun-reactive dye that works in a similar way to cyanotype. This full project shows it applied to fabric, start to finish.
Read the article →You might also like.
Not sure Beyond Paper is your starting point? Here's where else you can begin, or continue.
Come and paint with the sun.
All levels welcome — whether this is your first cyanotype class or you're continuing on from paper.
Enroll in Beyond Paper →
Questions? Get in touch
Ingrid Sanchez,
aka CreativeIngrid.
Mexican-British watercolor artist Ingrid Sanchez — better known as CreativeIngrid — has been teaching colorful, nature-inspired watercolors since 2016. Based in London, she has led creative workshops across Barcelona, New York, Amsterdam and London, and is known for the loose, energetic brushstrokes that have become her signature.
Flowers, moons and the sea are the themes she returns to most. As a designer, her brand CreativeIngrid appears on art prints, stationery and home decor sold worldwide. As an author, she published her first solo book, DIY Watercolor Christmas, in 2021.
Everything you might be wondering.
Do I need to have taken your first cyanotype class?
No. Beyond Paper covers the fabric and wood side of things from the ground up, so you can start here even if this is your first time working with cyanotype.
What supplies do I need?
The course includes a full supply walkthrough — what I use, why, and where to buy it in the USA, UK and Europe. You don't need to have everything before you start. I'll help you prioritise.
Can I do this at home?
Yes — you don't need a darkroom or any special equipment. You do need a space where you can avoid UV light while the mix is wet, but a normal room with the windows covered works perfectly.
Is this class in English?
The class is taught in English. Optional subtitles are available in English, Spanish, French and Italian.
What if one of my wood or fabric experiments doesn't work out?
That's exactly what the Learning Through Experimentation lesson is for. I show you my own pieces that didn't go as planned, and how I learned from them — it's part of the process.
How long will I have access?
You'll have unlimited access for two years from the date of purchase. If you haven't finished within that time, just send me a message and I'll be happy to extend your access as long as the course remains active.
What if I have a question during the course?
Every lecture has a comments section that I check and answer regularly. If I see a question come up often, I'll add a new lecture to address it.