Paint on Dried Flowers
Instructions:
1. Fill a disposable aluminum cake pan with white sand. Place the cake pan in a 300 degree oven for 10 minutes. Remove the cake pan from the oven using oven mitts.
2. Scoop sand to the side and place your leaves so that you can fully cover them with hot sand. Remove the leaves after the pan (and sand) has become cool to the touch.
3. Pour varnish into a disposable cake pan (a new one) so that the varnish is 1/4-inch deep. Lift the leaves out of the sand and clean both sides off using a soft 1-inch artist brush.
4. Iron the leaves flat using an iron. Be careful not to burn them.
5. Spread aluminum foil on your work bench and place a cookie rack over the foil. Dip your flattened leaves into the varnish so both sides of the leaf are coated. Place each leaf on the cookie rack to dry completely. Most varnish products will dry overnight.
6. Paint your leaves using acrylic paint and a 1/4-inch artist paint brush. Popular techniques include edging leaves in metallic colors, creating color wash effects by thinning your acrylic paints as you apply color and blotting at drying paint to create mottled effects. Allow your acrylic paints at least 4 hours to dry.
7. Spray your finished painted leaves with a clear coat finish that is compatible with both your acrylic and varnish products.
You can also add gold leaf over leaves that have been undercoated in acrylic using a red tone of paint merely allow the acrylic to dry, paint on sizing, allow it to dry and then float and pounce your gold leaf into place. Buff with a soft cloth before adding your finish coat.
Things You'll Need:
- Disposable aluminum cake pan
- White sand
- Oven
Paint Using Acrylic Paints on Real Dried Leaves
Organic materials are generally not great canvases for paint because they deteriorate over time. If you want to paint on dried flowers, you have the added difficulty of the potential for brittleness which can lead to surface damage during the application process. Fortunately, there is something you can do to prepare the dried flowers for the process. This procedure won't only condition the flowers to accept paint, it will help them last for much longer periods of time.
Instructions:
1. Lay the flowers on top of a heavy-duty fabric drop cloth.
2. Apply a light coat of spray primer to the dried flowers. Do not over-apply, but merely dust the flowers. Allow the flowers to dry for two full hours.
3. Apply paint to the dried flowers in the colors and patterns you find
Paint Using Acrylic Paints on Real Dried Leaves
Organic materials are generally not great canvases for paint because they deteriorate over time. If you want to paint on dried flowers, you have the added difficulty of the potential for brittleness which can lead to surface damage during the application process. Fortunately, there is something you can do to prepare the dried flowers for the process. This procedure won't only condition the flowers to accept paint, it will help them last for much longer periods of time.
Instructions:
1. Lay the flowers on top of a heavy-duty fabric drop cloth.
2. Apply a light coat of spray primer to the dried flowers. Do not over-apply, but merely dust the flowers. Allow the flowers to dry for two full hours.
3. Apply paint to the dried flowers in the colors and patterns you find
Things You'll Need:
- Heavy-duty fabric drop cloth
- Spray primer
- Acrylic paint
There are several ways you can go about painting dried flowers. If you want to paint them a solid color, your best bet is to use a can of acrylic spray paint. Afterward, you may use a craft brush and an ounce of acrylic paint to add shapes and patterns.
Primer can help seal out moisture and bacteria that can lead to premature decomposition. In addition, it can act as a bonding adhesive that can help prevent leaves and petals from detaching from the rest of the flower. Never attempt to paint over organic dried flowers without applying a light coat of primer first or the flowers will become brittle and crumble over time.
There are several ways you can go about painting dried flowers. If you want to paint them a solid color, your best bet is to use a can of acrylic spray paint. Afterward, you may use a craft brush and an ounce of acrylic paint to add shapes and patterns.
Primer can help seal out moisture and bacteria that can lead to premature decomposition. In addition, it can act as a bonding adhesive that can help prevent leaves and petals from detaching from the rest of the flower. Never attempt to paint over organic dried flowers without applying a light coat of primer first or the flowers will become brittle and crumble over time.
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