My appreciation for botanical art predates finding free printable botanical art.
Some time ago, I conceived of producing my own botanical prints using genuine fern leaves and our scanner.
Instead of employing paint for leaf printing art, I was inspired by pressed flower art and chose a much simpler and faster wall decoration concept.
I merely set fern leaves onto our household photocopier and printed them!
Easy Fern Leaf Printing Art Without Paint Instructions
Materials Needed
- Authentic fern leaves
- Household photocopier
- Cardstock
Straightforward, step-by-step guide
Usually, leaf printing art involves painting the leaf and then pressing the painted leaf onto paper to achieve a stamp-like design.
An alternative method for leaf art is pressing and drying them, then adhering them to paper with modge podge.
This wall art approach is significantly less involved!
- Trim the fern leaves to the desired dimensions for your art piece.
- Place the leaf on the top of your photocopier, ensuring it is clean of any dust or smudges.
3. Cover the leaf with a white sheet of cardstock, close the lid, and initiate the copy function.
There you have it! Art in just 5 minutes!
Assemble a gallery wall using diverse prints.
I created 6 small ferns and displayed them in simple black {$1.00} frames. A note on the frames, however: I was extremely pleased finding them for $1. Yet, they were remarkably odd frames! I actually had to dismantle the frame to remove the glass… Next time, I will exercise greater caution when purchasing a 'bargain'.
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Additional ways to adapt this fern leaf printing art concept
- Use different varieties of fern leaves and do more than one per print. Add the botanical name at the bottom in pretty handwriting using a fine tipped black marker.
- Use your computer printers scanner device and scan the leaf image into your computer and digitally edit and enhance it to get the look you’d like.
- Rather than using fern leaves, use any colored leaves from the Fall season for beautiful Fall leaf art.
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How To Make a Fern Leaf Printing using a Photocopier
Adorn an empty wall swiftly and simply by executing a straightforward fern leaf printing using a photocopier.
Supplies
Steps
- Cut fern leaves to be the size you would like for your art print.
- Position it on your photocopier top that has been cleaned of all dust and spots.
- Place a white sheet of cardstock over the top of the leaf, close the lid and press copy.
- Place your new fern art prints in a frame and hang them on the wall!
