Jan 28, 2010: Leaf Carving

xoxoxoBruce · 01-28-2010, 12:16 PM

It could be scraped if the Chinar leaf only has coloration on the surface, or to a very shallow depth, and the center flesh in transparent.

Happy Monkey · 01-28-2010, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

It could be scraped if the Chinar leaf only has coloration on the surface, or to a very shallow depth, and the center flesh in transparent.

My first approach to duplicating this would be to soak a dry leaf for a while, then very slowly scrape away the flesh. The veins stick out on the underside of the leaf, so they would remain.

Pressing it into a putty of some sort before scraping might help protect the veins as well.

Scriveyn · 01-28-2010, 03:21 PM

From a boy's experimentation book (from memory):

"To create a leaf with the veins only remaining, take a dry leaf and tap away at it with the bristles of a brush."

So, I conclude, using a stencil in combination with this technique would give you a picture similar to the above.

01-28-2010, 12:16 PM	#1
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01-28-2010, 03:21 PM	#3
Scriveyn amnesic-confabulatory opsimath Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Between my ears Posts: 739	From a boy's experimentation book (from memory): "To create a leaf with the veins only remaining, take a dry leaf and tap away at it with the bristles of a brush." So, I conclude, using a stencil in combination with this technique would give you a picture similar to the above.

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