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Re: Other: Decoupage my 2 cents worth :)
By:Pete Notman
Date: 11/14/2001, 4:39 am
In Response To: Other: Decoupage (Rick Hastings)

Botanists preserve plant samples by laying the leaves between sheets of tissue and pilling newspaper ontop of them, then putting them in a press for a while (week - one month). They end up with a squished, pretty flat and dry sample that is then mounted on a sheet of paper and used as a reference. They are kept in the dark and last for ages!

This technique may take a while but might be worth a try. You probably will still have colour-fast problems though.

Another trick that you could try (although I have never done it) would be to cover the leaf with indian ink and use the leaf to make a print in rice paper. A bit like japanese fish prints. That would resolve alot of the colour fastness problems and might look cool with a bit of fine tuning!

Good Luck

Pete

Messages In This Thread

Other: Decoupage
Rick Hastings -- 11/8/2001, 8:36 pm
Re: Other: Decoupage my 2 cents worth :)
Pete Notman -- 11/14/2001, 4:39 am
Thanks
Rick Hastings -- 11/9/2001, 10:35 pm
Re: Thanks - decoupage
Jim Kozel -- 11/12/2001, 10:21 am
Re: Other: Decoupage
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/9/2001, 9:29 am
Re: Other: Decoupage
Rick M. -- 11/13/2001, 4:32 am
Re: Other: Decoupage
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/13/2001, 9:40 am
decoupage : i wonder
mike allen ---> -- 11/9/2001, 2:14 pm
Re: decoupage : decal
Jim Kozel -- 11/9/2001, 2:46 pm
Re: decoupage : decal *Pic*
Walter -- 11/10/2001, 12:17 am
really, jim!
mike allen ---> -- 11/9/2001, 3:45 pm
Yes, really :)
Bill Price -- 11/9/2001, 4:09 pm
Re: Decal and fading
jim kozel -- 11/9/2001, 5:21 pm
Re: Decal and fading
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/10/2001, 9:53 am
Re: Decal and fading - Archival inks
jim kozel -- 11/11/2001, 11:36 pm
Re: Decal and fading - Archival inks
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 11/12/2001, 8:59 am
Re: decoupage : decal
Bill Price -- 11/9/2001, 3:03 pm
Re: Other: Decoupage
Rob Macks -- 11/8/2001, 10:38 pm