Generating Fine Art Ideas

Generating Fine Art Ideas

Flower Pressing

18/04/16

There are many ways to press flowers, however I am focusing on the most simple and inexpensive method, which requires a book and some parchment paper. The guidelines for this method are simple.

For best results: Flowers picked on a dry sunny day are the best, as they don't hold any extra moisture as they would on a rainy day, and flowers picked on a hot and sunny day are more prone to fading.

Flower Pressing Using A Book:

Pressing flowers using a book is very simple, and because of the simplicity, you can go about it numerous different ways without going wrong. 

1: Pick clean, blemish free flowers- Flat faced flowers tend to work the best for pressing, however, you can always take the flowers apart and reassemble them after pressing.

2: Put the flower(s) face down in a heavy book lines with parchment paper

3: Close the book and weigh it down

4: Leave the book from7 to 10 days, occasionally swapping the parchment paper with some fresh paper every few days