Summer botanicals printing: Part 2
Tutor: Rachel Moore, print artist and workshop tutor
Join Rachel, print artist and tutor, in the second part to this creative workshop where she continues to show you the joys of printing with summer botanicals. During the session you will create anthotypes, an early form of photography that uses natural colours from leaves and petals. Discover how to extract their pigments and then harness the sun’s rays to develop ethereal prints. A unique workshop on creating art from the beauty and wonders of nature!
Video time
30 minutes
(Please note that this process involves extra time to dry the treated paper and for the print to develop)
Materials
- 1-2 handfuls of strongly coloured leaves, berries or petals. (Rachel suggests spinach, cosmos, calendula/pot marigold, but also recommends that you have fun experimenting)
- Cheese cloth or fine muslin
- Distilled water
- Paper
- Thick cardboard, slightly bigger than your paper
- Extra leaves, these will be your image
Equipment
- Pestle and mortar, or food processor
- Paint brush
- A piece of glass, Perspex or acrylic
- 4 x bulldog clips or pegs
- (The Sun!)
