Q&A for How to Make Leaf Prints

Yes.

Large ones with raised veins that are textured and not completely flat. Try using ivy, oak or thorny leaves.

As you see on the presentation, it all comes out from your imagination. If you want and you are precise enough, you can make even more color per one leaf.

You can do the process all over the page, then draw or write over it.

It depend on the kind of paint you use. Tempera and acrylic paints can be dissolved with little water, just be careful to not make them too runny, just as much to be easier to handle.

Start with fresh leaves and press them while they dry. Place the leaves between 2 pieces of newspaper, parchment, or wax paper, and then place them under a stack of books/something heavy. Once they are completely dry, you can adhere them to your card. Be careful working with them as they are delicate once dry. I use Mod Podge to adhere them and find it can also help to keep a weight on top while the glue is drying (just make sure there is something non stick in between your card and the book in case excess glue leaches out). I also paint a thin layer of Mod Podge onto of the leaves and card after to seal them and create a uniform glazed finish.