Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques
Methods for pressing plants
A course by Happy Green Family , Graphic Designer and Botanical Artist
Joined February 2018
Joined February 2018
About the video: Methods for pressing plants
Overview
“Here I am going to teach you the pressing methods, from the simplest and most intuitive to a much more professional one.”
In this video lesson Happy Green Family addresses the topic: Methods for pressing plants, which is part of the Domestika online course: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques. Learn how to preserve and press plants to create unique botanical art compositions.
Partial transcription of the video
“Plant Pressing Methods In this lesson, I'll teach you two pressing methods. The first is the book method. Maybe you've already done so in a very intuitive way, gone out in the street, picked flowers or leaves and saved them in a book. That's how I started. Like I told you before, making collages is one of my passions and I wanted to use new materials in my collages, so that's how I started pressing flowers. Books work very well and I keep using this method often, but I only use it for some types of flowers and leaves. These are the thinnest leaves because books don't absorb a lot of humidit...”
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Course summary for: Basic Botanical Pressing Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Collage, DIY, Fine Arts, Floral & Plant Design
Happy Green Family
A course by Happy Green Family
Camila is a graphic designer with experience in magazine design and the editorial field. The Colombian artist is the founder of Happy Green Family, a botanical laboratory focused on promoting creativity. The space helps her dedicate herself to taxonomy by exploring plants and finding new techniques to press and preserve them. Her mission is to bring people closer to nature and understand the wonderful benefits it can bring into our lives.
Camila’s clients enjoy being in contact with nature and are able to value the importance of the exclusive handmade pieces she creates. Her work can be found online and on social media.
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