Botanicals make great stencils for gelatin printmaking

Printing with leaves and ferns always amazes folks who are new to gelatin printmaking.

fern prints on the gelatin plate

And I have a great collection of ferns and leaves that I use all the time in my printmaking.

Ferns preserved with glycerin and water for printmaking

The more twisted and uneven the better.  I think those kinds of fern shapes are more interesting than the perfectly shaped ones.

If you want some help making a bunch of botanical prints, then check out the online printmaking classes.

Make botanical set of prints

The thing that is so amazing is that it is possible to get nearly photographic details of the leaves and ferns, with just hand pressure.

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