Make a flower press and add dried flowers to your drawings and sketches.

FOR THE FLOWER PRESSING YOU’LL NEED:
Method 1 (time):

-10-40 small flowers and leaves

-2 pieces of medium to thick corrugated cardboard (like from a larger cardboard box) any size will do, but at least 10 x 10 cm

-1 piece of regular white paper

-2 sheets of paper towel

-Scissors

-2-4 rubber bands

-A heavy book (like a dictionary), several books, or other heavy object

Method 2 (microwave):

-10-40 small flowers and leaves

-1 piece of regular white paper

-2 pieces of paper towel

-Scissors

-2-4 rubber bands

-An old hardcover book, at least 10 x 10 cm or larger

-A microwave

-An oven mitt

FOR THE DRAWING YOU’LL NEED:

-Pencils, black pens or charcoal- your choice, you can use anything you like. In the examples, there is a contrast created by using black and white with the coloured flowers.

FOR ASSEMBLING THE DRAWING YOU’LL NEED:

-White Glue
-Tweezers

Watch the video above, download and follow the next steps in the instructional pdf guide here:

Drawing with Pressed Flowers

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Tag @eskerfoundation we’d love to see what you make.

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