Botanical Printing on Paper

I found my supply of botanical printed notecards dwindling quite low so I grabbed my pruners and took a walk to gather some foliage.  In no time at all I had quite a nice selection of leaves that look devine when printed on Fabriano paper.

I am still using diluted soy milk, iron water and a cotton ‘blanket’ to create these prints.  In the past I dipped the cotton fabric in the iron water, squeezed out the excess and then placed it on top of the leaf.  I have found it just as effective to simply place the leaf into the iron water, let it drain any excess onto a rag, place the leaf directly onto the paper and cover it with cotton fabric.  Experimenting is a good thing.

Here are some of the prints I got on cards that measure 3.3” x 5.2”.  Click on image for larger view.

 

 

 

 

These eucalyptus are so vibrant!

 

 

 

My best-ever prints of the wild blackberry!

 

 

 

 

 

These maple leaves had some nice pink coloring when I first lifted them from the paper, however, they faded a bit during the drying process.

 

 

 

And here are a couple of the prints on cards that measure 2.5” x 3.75”.  These leaves are quite small.

 

 

 

I really like the colors and the detail that I got on these prints.

For earlier sessions of my printing with leaves on quality watercolor paper, click on the Botanical Printing and Dyeing in the CATEGORIES to the right.