Choose the right leaves.
The surface is relatively flat, not too soft, and the back has obvious vein texture, so the leaves are most suitable for printing. You can choose fresh leaves, or press them with heavy objects for a day before using them, so that the surface of the leaves can be kept flat and easy to print.
2. Selection of pigments
Leaf prints generally use acrylic pigments, gouache pigments and egg-colored paintings. They are all water-based pigments, but the printing effect is different. Gouache, watercolor and egg-colored paintings are very easy to use if printed on paper.
3. Wet the paper before printing.
Especially thick paper, such as cardboard or watercolor paper. Wet the paper with a fog bottle first, or smear the paper surface with a brush dipped in water.
4. Paint the leaves with pigment.
When printing leaves, sometimes the details of leaves cannot be clearly displayed on the printed paper, and the leaves are blurred after printing; Or there are many white blank spots on the printed paper, but if too much pigment is applied before printing, the paper will be dirty!
Step 5 print pictures
Put one side of the picture down on the paper, and put a piece of paper or paper towel on the leaf. Then press hard with the palm of your hand, or roll with a rolling pin, with a little force when rolling, so that the leaves can be printed on paper or cloth. Using a rolling pin will have a better effect than pressing it with the palm of your hand, and the printed leaf image will be clearer and more detailed.