Application and drying processes of chromonic liquid crystal solutions are investigated. Retardation and Nagaoka University of Technologyextinction caused by the shear flow in the application region are measured. The extinction exhibits a small fluctuation but the retardation shows a steady value. The polarized microscopic observation is also carried out. On the flow in the application process, the aggregates of the chromonic dye are oriented and generate a macroscopic structure. The small fluctuation in the extinction originates in the macroscopic structures.